The Free Soil Party

question 44

Multiple Choice

The Free Soil Party

• A) was understood as the proper heir to the Federalist Party.
• B) argued that southern slave owners were blocking northern progress.
• C) was the first party in national politics committed to the abolition of slavery.
• D) embraced women's right to vote.
• E) opposed westward migration to avoid conflict with Native American tribes.

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