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1854 and 1855 Elections 1854 and 1855 Elections
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Crisis in Kansas Crisis in Kansas
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The 1856 Democratic Nomination The 1856 Democratic Nomination
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5 “Leave Us of the North to Fight the Great Battle”: Party Punishments and Purges
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Published:October 2014
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This chapter examines the consequences of the Kansas–Nebraska Act for the Northern Democratic Party. The passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act produced dramatic shifts in Northern public opinion and adversely affected Northern Democrats. Free state voters were appalled at the bravado of the Slave Power and the blatant disregard by Democrats for Northern antislavery sentiment. A majority of Northerners suddenly became “anti-Nebraska,” that is, opposed to the repeal of the 1820 Line and the spread of slavery into Kansas. This chapter discusses the Northern backlash caused by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, including the emergence of two new antislavery, anti-Democratic political parties: the Know-Nothings, or American Party, and the Republican Party. It considers how the Whig Party, Know-Nothings, and Republicans often worked together to defeat Democrats in the 1854 and 1855 elections. It also explores the crisis in Kansas and how it further strengthened the Republicans and concludes by looking at the 1856 Democratic nomination.
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