The present-day Republican Party is descended from the Whig Party.
Explanation:
1. The Whig Party was a political party in the United States that existed in the mid-19th century.
2. The Whig Party, which formed in the 1830s, was a major party in the United States before it dissolved in the 1850s due to internal divisions, especially over the issue of slavery.
3. Following the collapse of the Whig Party, many former Whigs joined other political groups, including the newly emerging Republican Party.
4. The Republican Party, founded in the 1850s, absorbed a significant number of former Whigs who opposed the spread of slavery into new territories.
5. Therefore, the present-day Republican Party can trace part of its political lineage back to the Whig Party, as it attracted former Whigs and carried forward some of their political ideals and beliefs.
