The Third Party System (mar 5, 1853 – mar 4, 1897)
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The Third Party System was a period of time that cemented Republican popularity and saw merely 3 Democrat Presidents, of which only Grover Cleveland was elected after the civil war. Issues of slavery and liberalisation plagued this period, resulting in the civil war and recovery, which was the downfall of the Whig Party and the predominant issue of this period.
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