On What Basis Did the Free-Soil Party Argue That Slavery

question 36

Multiple Choice

On what basis did the Free-Soil Party argue that slavery should not be permitted in the new territories?

• A) Slavery empowered aristocratic men over the rights of the people.
• B) Slavery was a moral injustice.
• C) The nation would always be paralyzed by this debate if they didn't take a difficult stand now.
• D) Northern interests would always be second to those of southern slaveholders.

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Definitions:

Double-Declining-Balance Method

A form of accelerated depreciation where an asset loses value at twice the rate of the traditional straight-line method.

Depreciation

Methodically dividing the cost of a tangible asset throughout its effective life.

Residual Value

The estimated amount that an asset will be worth at the end of its useful life, after it has been fully depreciated.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life evenly.