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Why was the Free Soil Party formed in 1848?

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democrats from NY objected to the democratic nominee to president in 1848. so they joined w other anti-slavery ppl n the liberty party to form free soil party against expansion of slavery


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The Barnburners and other anti-slavery Democrats joined with some antislavery Whigs and the Liberty Party to form the Free Soil Party.

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