1860-1928: The Two Republican Eras (mar 1, 1860 – jun 19, 1928)
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The Two Republican Eras: In the 1850s, the issue of slavery dominated American politics and split both the Whigs and the Democrats, especially after the Dred Scott decision of 1857. Republicans rose in the late 1850s as antislavery party, elected Abraham Lincoln president by 1860. After the Civil War, Republican Party thrived while Democrats controlled the South.Second Republican Era: the watershed election of 1896
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mar 1, 1860
jun 19, 1928
~ 68 years