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title: "Why did the Republican Party grow as the Whig and Know Nothing parties declined in the 1850s?"  
description: "Why did the Republican Party grow as the Whig and Know Nothing parties declined in the 1850s?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41126/why-did-the-republican-party-grow-as-the-whig-and-know-nothing-parties-declined-in-the-1850s  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the Republican Party grow as the Whig and Know Nothing parties declined in the 1850s?

Why did the [Republican Party](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51369/what-event-affected-the-birth-of-the-republican-party) grow as the Whig and Know Nothing parties declined in the 1850s?\
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