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aug 9, 1848 - Free Soil Party

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It was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections. its main purpose was to oppose the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, arguing that free men on free soil constituted a morally and economically superior system to slavery.

Added to timeline:

30 Oct 2018

Date:

aug 9, 1848
Now
~ 175 years ago

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