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Free Soil Party


 

The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States organized in 1848 that petered out by about 1852. Their main purpose was opposing the extension of slavery into the territories, as well as advocating the abolition of slavery itself.

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Free Soil candidates ran on the platform declaring "...we inscribe on our banner, 'Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Man,' and under it we will fight on and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions."

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They also called for a homestead law and a tariff for revenue only. The Free Soil Party attracted mainly abolitionists from the North and other free states. Their main support came from the state of New York, though other states also had representatives.

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◄ Free Soil Party: Genesis
Free Soil Party: First convention ►

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►Introduction
►Genesis
►Positions
►First convention
►Collapse of the Whig party and the Compromise of 1850
►Legacy
►Candidates
►See also
►External links and references

 

 

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