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In the election of 1844, Democrat James Knox Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay with huge assist coming to Polk from a third party. This party, which ran James G.Birney as their candidate, was the:
In the election of 1844, Democrat James Knox Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay with huge assist coming to Polk from a third party. This party, which ran James G.Birney as their candidate, was the:
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The correct option is A Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections as well as in some state elections. A single-issue party, its main purpose was to oppose the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, arguing that free men on free soil constituted a morally and economically superior system to slavery.
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections as well as in some state elections. A single-issue party, its main purpose was to oppose the expansion of slavery into the Western territories, arguing that free men on free soil constituted a morally and economically superior system to slavery.
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