Free Soil Party

The slogan “Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men!” was associated with the Free-Soilers, a political party that began in the north leading up to the Civil War. While not specifically an abolitionist group, the party focused on legislation that would block slavery in the expanded United States territories following the Mexican-American War, and as such provided a catalyst to both the abolitionist movement and southern desire for secession. Though short-lived, the Free-Soil Party was significant in American history due to the increased attention it brought to the specific issue of the expansion of slavery and to slave legislation as a whole; the pronounced reflection it gave to the broadening north/south divide; and its seeding of Lincoln’s…

The Free-Soil Party was a brief political party active from 1848 to 1855. Antislavery forces such as the Whig Party, the Liberty Party, and the Barnburners, who were strongly opposed to slavery, formed it in 1848. It was founded in and received its power from Buffalo, New York. Its main purpose was opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories acquired from Mexico. In August 1848, Conscience Whigs and other abolitionists along with seventeen northern states formed the Free-Soil…

1. Based on your assessment of the reading what is the main objection of the Free Soil Party to slavery? Different people and groups had diverse reasons for wanting slavery to be contained. From the Free Soil Party Platform declaration, the group wanted an end to slavery because they desired a union of free people. They contended that the Congress had no power to establish slavery in the same way they had no power to establish a kingdom. Their arguments were based on the constitution and the…

There are many "popular" topics used frequently by authors. Love, religion, and war are some favorites. Two other such topics we typically read about are nature and death. The two can be discussed separately or they can be related to each other. Walt Whitman, a lover of nature, tackled these subjects in "Song of Myself" from Leaves of Grass. Another author who does the same is William Cullen Bryant. Though two very different writers with different styles, they share some of the same ideas.…

Fifteen days after the initial submission of the Kansas-Nebraska act to Congress, the Appeal of the Independent Democrats in Congress to the People of the United States (Appeal of the Independent Democrats) was issued (Chase). This manifesto was meant to comment on the constitutionality as well as validity of the Kansas-Nebraska act. It is obvious in its statements against the proposed bill: “We arraign this bill as a gross violation of a sacred pledge; as a criminal betrayal of precious rights;…

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 5,151,613 articles in English Arts Biography Geography History Mathematics Science Society Technology All portals From today's featured article Epacris impressa Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae, that is native to southeast Australia: the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales. French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793…

Introduction: Soil samples where collected to test at Green River College, King County Washington, Sec 16 T21N R05E, W.M. in the gator pond retention area. Testing was done every half chain, for a distance of 528 feet to the north/south, 16 lines. Plots to the east/west where done until the water no longer flowed into the water shed. Data collected included, amounts of sand silt and clay, the amount of gravel, and dominate and co-dominate species in a 4 foot radius and the density of each plot.…

maintaining and managing natural water sources which used by agro-pastoralists. The Mara river basin is a major source of water in the Serengeti, not only for the wild life but the rural community that rely on agriculture as a source of livelihood in the area. Over the years drought has led to the decrease of water in the river. This has lead the community living around the area to migrate closer to the water source in turn destroying the ecosystem around the basin due to deforestation. A study…

carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases. “Soil biological processes have major long-term effects on composition of Earth’s atmosphere, which in turn influences all living things, including soil microorganisms” ( Brady, Weil 2008). Changes in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, temperature, and precipitation amounts and patterns will modify the soil plant system, and influence decomposition rates which will have impacts…

of the soil health and fertility around the world. There are many causes to this, which will be explained later on into this essay. This is a problem that needs to have more focus put on it because soil health and fertility is arguably the basis for all of our foods and without having healthy and fertile soil, there will be a decrease in the amount of crops produced. But not only is the amount of crops produced affected, the overall nutrient level in the food that farmers are growing is lower…