When the Republican Party formed, what was its primary goal? • to keep popular sovereignty • to keep slavery out of the territories • to abolish slavery altogether • to maintain the series of compromises

Answer 1

When the Republican Party formed in the 1850s, its primary goal was to keep slavery out of the territories. This view was part of the party's broader anti-slavery platform, which ultimately led to the party's success in the 1860 presidential election with the election of Abraham Lincoln.