hen the Republican Party formed, what was its primary goal?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

to keep popular sovereignty
to keep popular sovereignty

to maintain the series of compromises
to maintain the series of compromises

to keep slavery out of the territories
to keep slavery out of the territories

to abolish slavery altogether

Answer 1

When the Republican Party formed in the mid-1850s, its primary goal was to keep slavery out of the territories. This stance was in response to the expansion of slavery into new territories as the United States expanded westward, and it aimed to prevent the spread of slavery rather than abolish it outright in the states where it already existed.