Free Soil party

American

noun

a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.

Free Soil Party British

noun

a former US political party opposing slavery from 1848 until 1854 when it merged with the Republican party

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An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

One consisted in having this Free Soil party, to which Tabor belonged and which made him a member of the Legislature of that State in 1857, just after its admission into the Union.

From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by Grable, F. C.

Here the Free Soil party found its strength and New York newspapers expressed the political ideas.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson

It was the basis of the organization known as the Free Soil party of 1848, and of the Republican party in 1856.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

Banks, Nathaniel P., joins "Free Soil" party, 81; speaker of House, 115; in Republican party, 127; refuses nomination of "Know-nothing" seceders, supports Fremont, 129; governor of Mass., 193; in House, 284.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

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