Unionist Party
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The Unionist Party was a political organization in the United States that opposed secession and supported preserving the Union during the sectional crisis and Civil War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sectional crisis in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | pro-Union party label in border states ⓘ |
| broaderMovement | Unionist movement in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineAfter | end of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| electoralLabelUsedBy | candidates avoiding explicit Republican or Democratic labels ⓘ |
| electoralLabelUsedIn | border state elections during the Civil War ⓘ |
| hadSupportBaseIn |
Delaware
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ |
| ideology | Unionism ⓘ |
| includedMembersFrom |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ former Whig Party (United States) ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
loyalty to the United States government
ⓘ
maintenance of the federal Union ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableStateOrganization |
Unconditional Union Party (Missouri)
GENERATED
ⓘ
Unconditional Union Party (Tennessee) GENERATED ⓘ Unionist Party (Maryland) GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dissolution of the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Confederate sympathizers
ⓘ
secessionists ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | keep slaveholding Unionists from joining the Confederacy ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | big tent ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | downplay divisive issues other than Union preservation ⓘ |
| positionOnSecession | opposed secession ⓘ |
| region | border states of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | National Union Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Abraham Lincoln’s administration on the question of Union preservation
ⓘ
loyal state governments in border states ⓘ preservation of the Union ⓘ war effort to defeat the Confederacy ⓘ |
| supportedBy | pro-Union politicians in slave states ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | electoral coalition ⓘ |
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