aug 9, 1848 - Establishment of the Free-Soil Party
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A short-lived political party (1848 to 1854) which comprised of a coalition of smaller parties who all support emancipation; specifically arguing that free economies were morally and economically superior. A result of the New York State Democratic Convention refusing to endorse the Wilmot Proviso.
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Antebellum America and Sectionalism
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