jan 1, 1860 - Republican Party First Era

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Led by Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party emerged as the most dynamic antislavery party.
In the critical election of 1860, the Republicans elected Lincoln, thus becoming the only party in American history to make the transition from minor party to major party status. The Democrats survived the Civil War by becoming the dominant party in the South. The so-called Solid South remained a fixture of American politics for the next 100 years.

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