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the whigs and democrats embraced the idea of popular sovereignty
Free Soil Party
The Republican Party.
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The party comprised of numerous groups, including antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and nativists, was the Republican Party. Founded in the 1850s, it emerged as a coalition opposing the expansion of slavery into the territories of the United States. The party attracted a diverse membership united by the goal of promoting free soil and limiting the influence of slaveholding interests in the nation.
"Conscience Whigs".
They were called "Conscience Whigs".
The Liberty Party was the third party of the day. Their candidate James G. Birney got the support of a small northern group of antislavery Whigs, costing Henry Clay the election.
The Republican Party emerged in the mid-1850s as a new political party in the North with a central antislavery philosophy. It attracted a diverse coalition of former Whigs, Free Soilers, and antislavery Democrats who opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories. The party's rise to prominence culminated in the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860.