Opposition Party (United States)

In United States history, Opposition Party may refer to:

1850s

Opposition Party (Northern U.S.) (1854–1858), a Northern anti-slavery party absorbed by the Republican Party
Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) (1858–1860), a Southern anti-secession party just before the Civil War

1870s

Opposition Party (Illinois) (1874), a coalition opposing Republican Party rule in Chicago and Cook County

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