1. Review Chapter 10, Section 3
for Quiz

2. Chapter 10, S3 Notes III. The Birth of the Republican Party
A. Whig Party splits over slavery issues.
B. Election of Franklin Pierce (D) won
C. American Party and Nativism
*Know- Nothing Party
D. Anti- slavery parties form
1. Free- Soil Party
2. the New Republican Party
* Horace Greeley
E. Election of James Buchanan (D) won

3. Franklin Pierce

4. Nativism

6. Horace Greeley

7. James Buchanan

8. Review Questions
Explain the platform for the following political parties during the mid- 1800’s.
Northern Whigs
Southern Whigs
Know- Nothing Party
Free- Soil Party
Republican Party
Who was the main competition for the Republican Party?
Who was the winner of the 1856 presidential election?
What did the 1856 election indicate about the Democrats?
What did it indicate about the Republicans?

9. Writing
Think about the Democratic and Republican parties of today. Write what you know on each political party. Do you favor one over the other? Explain.

10. Character Development
What is a phoney? How does dishonesty turn people into phonies? What does it mean when you say that a person is "real" or "authentic"? What does being "real" have to do with honesty?