THIRD PARTY SYSTEM RECAP!

March 30, 2020May 27, 2020 ~ Kyle Eppler

When the Whig Party split over slavery in the 1850s, there was an open position for the main rival of the Democrats. The “radical” Republican Party beat out the Know Nothings to fill the void. Their mere existence led to secession and Civil War. From humble beginnings, the Republican Party became the dominant political force of the late Nineteenth Century. The “Third Party System,” ranging from 1856-1894, encompasses the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age.

SECOND PARTY SYSTEM RECAP!

January 19, 2020March 25, 2020 ~ Kyle Eppler

With Henry Clay’s death and General Winfield Scott’s huge loss to Franklin Pierce, the Whig party came to an end in the 1850s. Before we introduce the Grand New Party, I’d like to pause and review the “Second Party System,” or the era of the Democrats and the Whigs.

FIRST PARTY SYSTEM RECAP!

November 30, 2019March 25, 2020 ~ Kyle Eppler

Since we're moving into this second political phase in the Election Tuesdays series, I wanted to pause and recap some of the things I learned in the first two months of this project! Hopefully, you learned something, too!