Just prior to the civil war, the modern was born from a coalition of antislavery liberty party members, free soilers and antislavery northern democrats.

The modern Republican party was born from these individuals. The modern Republican party was formed in 1854 by anti-slavery enthusiasts and the like. The Republican party formed in the wake of the Whig party that eventually faded out after its demise in the 1800s. The Republican party was a Northern party, while the Democratic party was largely in the South.