When it first formed, the republican party supported the dred scott decision. the kansas-nebraska act. abraham lincoln’s candidacy. modernizing the nation.

The correct answer is D. Modernizing the nation

Explanation:

The Republican Party was a political party founded in 1854 and that has become one of the two strongest political parties in the U.S. especially in recent years. In its beginnings this party supported ideas that were considered as innovative such liberalism and reforms in the economy, politic, and society that allowed the U.S. to reform and become and more modern nation, this included the abolition of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska Act that promoted the expansion of slavery in certain territories; however, nowadays the Republican Party is considered as conservative. Therefore, when it was first formed the Republican Party supported modernizing the nation as the members of this party aimed at introducing different changes and reforms to make the U.S. a more modern nation.

D. Modernizing the nation

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