The History of the Republican Party.

The party was formed in 1854 by disgrundle Democratics and Whigs who opposed Slavery. They were everyday people  who rejected their fellow man being oppressed. These anti Slavery activists believed  in       free soil, free speech, and free men, was the slogan of the day. The party opposed human enslavement. The party became a national party in 1856 when it norminated John C Freemont. 4 years later Abraham Lincoln election frmly put the Republican  party in control  from 1860-1932. During the civl war aganist the advice of his cabinet he sign the emancipation proclamation. that freed the Slave. The Republicans of the day passed the 13,14, and 15 amendment. Outlawing Slavery, guaranting equal protection under the law, securing the right to vote, for the freedmen and women. The Republican party also got the vote for women, in 1896.

In the 1850s the Democratic and Republican party Flip floped. The Democratics were pro-Slavery.

The Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. I think Lincoln would be shocked by his party in 2012.