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What is the Constitutional Union Party?

The Constitutional Union Party was a party founded in 1960 from former Whigs and some Southern Democrats who wanted to avoid secessionism over the slavery issue. The creators were Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, and Howell Cobb.

Tags: Civil War, Slavery
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Union_Party_%28United_States%29

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Author: CoboCards-User

Main topic: History, US

Topic: American Civil War

Published: 04.03.2015

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