By the mid-1850s, the Whig coalition had fallen apart, and most northern Whigs were absorbed into the new _____, which opposed the extension of slavery into new territories.

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The Republican Party was formed in 1854 by anti-slavery activists from the Whig and Free Soil parties. The party's platform opposed the extension of slavery into new territories.

By the Mid-1850s, the Whig Coalition Had Fallen Apart, and Most