Free Soil Party Definition & Meaning

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Free Soil party American

noun

1. 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

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

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Eight years later, Van Buren attempted a comeback with the Free Soil Party but failed to garner any electoral votes.

From Seattle Times

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

From Literature

“The House continued voting for about two months and cast 133 ballots before settling on Rep. Nathaniel Banks of Massachusetts, a member of both the American Party and the Free Soil Party. Banks won 103 votes and Rep. William Aiken, a South Carolina Democrat, won 100,” Mr. Lucas wrote.

From Washington Times

Four years later, Van Buren was nominated as a third-party candidate by the Free Soil Party, which wanted to gradually abolish slavery by prohibiting its expansion into the newly-acquired western territories.

From Salon

Martin Van Buren ran as the Free Soil Party candidate in 1848.

From Seattle Times

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