Free Soil Party

anti-slavery but non-abolitionist political party in the United States, precursor to the Republican party

Details

Instance of: political party
Inception: 1848
Followed by: Republican Party
Country: United States
Headquarters: Buffalo
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1854
motto text: Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men
official name: Free Soil Party
political ideology: abolitionism

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