main reason was Sectionalism and the south trying to seceding from the Union.

One good thing that the opposition to slavery did do is launch three different

parties, two of which did not last for a long time.

Some anti-slavery leaders looked to political methods as a way of attacking

the institution. When these men were unable to find enough support in the

Democratic or Whig parties, these anti-slavery men founded the Liberty party in

1840 . This party was then reformed in 1848 to make the Free Soil party1, this

party was to focus on a specific issue - the opposition to the extension of slavery

into United States territories. Even though these two parties both faded away

quickly, the did help crystalize the attitudes on the issue of slavery.

Then in the 1850's the two party system that we were used to was

collapsing with the disappearance of the Whig party and the splintering of the

Democratic party. Out of the this upheaval sprang the God sent Republican

Party, a new party dedicated to states' rights and a restricted role of government in

for all but 16 years between 1860 and 1932. During this period Lincoln had many

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