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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > political parties and interest groups > northern Democrats

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northern Democrats  

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  • EARLY IN ITS history, the Democratic Party became divided on the issue of slavery. Most southern Democrats wanted it preserved and most northern Democrats wanted it abolished. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Northern Democrats]

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