Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(01.02 LC)

What brought about the formation of the Republican Party?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Emancipation Proclamation
The election of Abraham Lincoln

Respuesta :

Answer: The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Explanation: This party was founded to combat this act and the expansion of slavery into American territories. The early Republican party was made up of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after 1866, former black slaves.