SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
BLOODY KANSAS
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Question
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What new political party was founded by anti-slavery elements from previous political parties?
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The Whig Party
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The Republican Party
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Free Soil Party was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lewis Tappan set up the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society and at the same time the Liberty Party was founded, nominating James Birney as President in 1840 and 1844.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Liberty Party, 1840–1848: Antislavery Third-Party Politics in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Republican Party was formed as a result of the fight over slavery in the mid-1800’s.
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