History of the Republican Party
The Republican Party
Joseph Santana
Accomplishments throughout history
- Emancipation Proclamation
- 13th Amendment - Abolished Slavery
- 14th Amendment - Citizenship to slaves
- 19th Amendment - Women's right to vote
- Citizens to Native Americans
- Chief Justice Earl Warren writes decision in Brown v. Board
- Dwight D. Eisenhow signs 1957 civil rights act
Reconstruction Era
Civil War
1861-1865
- Fought over slavery and central power after Lincoln's election
- More than 620,000 dead
- Left the South devastated
Beliefs
- Freedom
- Equal Opportunity
- Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
- Low taxes
- Smaller Government
Founding
The first meeting, convention, and President
Pre-Civil War
John C. Freemont
Slavery was the biggest divide in the United States.