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Temporary Compromise

Question 9 • Survey of U.S. History - SS3313 IC

Which of the following groups made up the Free Soil Party?

Answer
A
anti-abolitionists and Republicans
B
the forty-niners and Republicans
C
antislavery Whigs and Northern Democrats
D
proslavery Whigs and Southern Democrats

Explanation

The Free Soil Party formed in 1848 to oppose the spread of slavery into western territories. It brought together antislavery Whigs, Northern Democrats, and members of the Liberty Party. So the correct choice is antislavery Whigs and Northern Democrats.

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