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Free Soil Party

The Free Soil Party, renamed the Free Democratic Party in 1852, was a political party in the United States from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was focused on opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.

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Founded
1848; 178 years ago (1848)
Headquarters
Buffalo, New York
Dissolved
1854; 172 years ago (1854)
Ideology
Anti-slavery[a] Agrarianism · Capitalism · Republicanism
Leader
Martin Van Buren · Salmon P. Chase · John P. Hale
Merged into
Republican Party

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related to Free Soilers in the Republican Party · 36
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related to Between elections, 1849–1852 · 33
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related to Base of support · 30
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related to External links · 14
Free Soil Party → Antislavery Activists, Encyclopedia Americana, Encyclopædia Britannica, Free Soil Banner, Free-Soil Party, Indianapolis Free Soil, Indianapolis Marion County Public, LibraryAmerican Abolitionists, New International Encyclopedia, Texts, The, United States, Wikisource, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Recent revival · 14
Free Soil Party → American Free Soil Party, Clifton, Dr, Enrique Ramos, In, Indiana, James, Massachusetts, Millersburg, On February, On November, Puerto Rico, Southwick Commissioner Adam Seaman, The
related to Ideology and positions · 10
Free Soil Party → Free Labor, Free Men, Free Soil, Free Speech, Haiti, Liberty Party, Many Free Soilers, The, The Free Soil, Unlike
Ideology · 3
Free Soil Party → Anti-slavery[a] Agrarianism, Capitalism, Republicanism
Leader · 3
Free Soil Party → John P. Hale, Martin Van Buren, Salmon P. Chase
Merger of · 3
Free Soil Party → Barnburner Democrats, Conscience Whigs, Liberty Party
related to Memorials · 3
Free Soil Party → Free Soil, Free Soil Township, Michigan

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party free soil whigs slavery new van anti-slavery buren election presidential republican many democrats 1848 democratic convention whig john soilers

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Free Soil PartyDissolved1854; 172 years ago (1854)1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyFounded1848; 178 years ago (1848)1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyHeadquartersBuffalo, New York1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyIdeologyAnti-slavery[a] Agrarianism1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyIdeologyCapitalism1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyIdeologyRepublicanism1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyLeaderMartin Van Buren1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyLeaderSalmon P. Chase1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyLeaderJohn P. Hale1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyMerged intoRepublican Party1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyMerger ofBarnburner Democrats1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyMerger ofConscience Whigs1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyMerger ofLiberty Party1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyNewspaperFree Soil Banner1.00infobox
Free Soil PartyOther nameFree Democratic Party1.00infobox
Free Soil PartySlogan"Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men"1.00infobox
Free Soil PartySplit fromLiberty Party1.00infobox

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