The First Parties, Part I
to survive and prosper. Each party was afraid that the other would ruin the nation and destroy the only democratic government in the world. This led each party to become more extreme in its views and actions.
In the next article, we will look at some of the practical differences between stands the parties took on the issues of the day, and how some of these issues led to the Civil War.
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