Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 42

Short Answer

Please define the following key terms.
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Definitions:

Republican Platform

The set of policies, values, and ideals endorsed and promoted by the Republican Party in the United States.

Upper South

A geographic term referring to the northernmost states of the Southern United States, characterized by a mix of industrial and agricultural economies.

Free Soil

A political movement in the mid-19th century that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.

Confederate States of America

The coalition of 11 southern U.S. states that seceded from the Union, leading to the American Civil War.