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

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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