Formation of the Free Soil Party 1848

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The Free Soil Party centered itself upon the passing of the Wilmot Proviso. The party generally became an anti-slavery party pushing for the banning of slavery in both new territories and old. The Party was officially formed in Buffalo, New York in 1848 and consisted of anti-slavery whigs, radical democrats, and members of the liberty party. The Free Soil Party, in essence, separated and isolated itself around a common goal: to abolish slavery. With a powerful resolve the party acted as an official separation between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.