Anti-slavery individuals who believed that the government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge founded the Republican Party in the 1850's. The first official meeting was held on July 6, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan. The republicans became a national party in 1856. Abraham Lincoln was the first republican president. A few credits to the republican party include: the signing of the emancipation proclamation by President Lincoln, the 13th amendment which outlawed slavery, the 14th amendment which Guaranteed rights Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection, and the 15th amendment which gave all citizens the right to vote no matter what color, race or indifference they might have. In 1917, a Republican from Montana named Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to congress.
The basic principles of the Republican Party are: all people are entitled to equal rights, individuals, not government, and decisions are best make close to home.
English: Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President ...
The Peacemakers.
Lithograph of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln...The elephant is the symbol of the Republican Party. It was by a cartoonist for Harper's Weekly named Thomas Nast.
Many significant Republican presidents served our nation with great leadership and integrity these include Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Between those men we ended slavery, war and depression to bring our country into a great civilization where every man, woman and child is free to achieve the hopes and dreams as they please.
In 1792, Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic Party. It was formed as a congressional caucus to fight for the Bill of Rights and against the Federalist Party. Thomas Jefferson was the first democratic President elected to office. There is a lot to be said about the past leaders of the Democratic Party, the first word that comes to my mind is dreamers. There were great strides taken...
Too good to be true
well i would have hoped to see some negatives about both parties. all that is mentioned are things that make us proud to be Americans, but there are mistakes we should face and accept. Watergate, Heroshima, Iraq... we are all proud of the American dream, but we should be as honest as possible in our assessments.
last, i am not politically active but if it came between a party that favors the working man and that that favors the business man, well my vote is settled.
thank you
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