After the repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, Kelley quit the Democratic Party and was one of the founders of the Republican Party.
Kelley quit the Democratic Party. This was after the repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. Kelley was one of the founders of the Republican Party. This was after the repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.