History of a Political party

By cristobal15

  • Founding

    The republican party was founded by anti-slavery activity in 1854.

  • Mentioned

    First time the republican party was mentioned.

  • National Convention

    Republican first national convention in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.

  • Domination

    Republicans dominated nearly all the northern states.

  • 1st president

    Abraham Lincoln was the first republican president in office.

  • Freedom

    Abraham lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it gave the slaves their freedom

  • Assination

    Abraham lincoln was the first Republican president to be assasinated.

  • Elephant

    The elephant logo was first introduced by a cartoonist called thomas Nast.

  • Numbers

    The republican party started to go down due to numbers.

  • Sherman

    The republicans pass the Sherman antitrust act.

  • Dominance

    The republican Dominance ends

  • President

    William mckinly is elected president.

  • president

    theodore roosevelt is elected president

  • women

    Jeaneete rankin was the first women elected to congress as a republican

  • Great depression

    The great depression begins and Republican party president Hoover loses next presidency election.

  • Impeached

    President Richard Nixon was the first republican president to be impeached.

  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush was the most recent republican president

  • 9/11

    The world trade center is under attacked while Republican president George W. Bush is in office which later gets the United States into war.

  • Mccain

    The last president to try to run for the republican party was john mccain.

  • Presidents

    There has only been 18 republican presidents up to date.