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Question 3 • Survey of U.S. History - SS3313 IC

Which statements about the Free Soil Party are true? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Both Whigs and Democrats joined the party.
B
The party opposed the extension of slavery into the territories.
C
Southerners outnumbered Northerners in the party.
D
The party promoted abolitionism as its primary issue.
E
Martin Van Buren ran as the party’s nominee for president.
F
The party had no impact on the election of 1848.

Explanation

The Free Soil Party formed in 1848 from antislavery members of both the Whig and Democratic parties, so A is true. Its central goal was to prevent slavery from expanding into the territories, rather than to make abolition its primary issue, so B is true and D is false. Martin Van Buren was the party’s presidential nominee, making E true; the party was primarily Northern and influenced the 1848 election, so C and F are false.

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