The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
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The Whig Party, which ran its last candidate for president in 1852. The Republican Party was formed in 1854, and soon supplanted the Whigs.
the rise of the free soil party (n0vanet)
liberal democrats
The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
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Neither candidate took a stand on slavery in the territories
The slavery-related issue in 1848 had to do with westward expansion. The United States had just acquired a huge part of Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. That land would eventually be divided into territories, and the territories would eventually be granted statehood. Most people were concerned about whether they would become slave states or free states.
The Whig Party, which ran its last candidate for president in 1852. The Republican Party was formed in 1854, and soon supplanted the Whigs.
The whigs and democrats would not take a strong stand about the slavery issue --1854
The Republicans.
The rise of the Free-Soil Party.
The rise of the Free-Soil Party.
The rise of the Free-Soil Party.