Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_movement
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Whig_Party
|
| gptkbp:advocates_for |
land for free men
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
Civil War tensions
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1854
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1848
|
| gptkbp:goal |
prevent the expansion of slavery into the western territories
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
free soil movement
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Jacksonian_democracy
gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening liberalism abolitionist movement Whig Party ideals |
| gptkbp:is_active_in |
mid-19th century
|
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
1850s
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
pro-slavery advocates |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
anti-slavery activists
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Northern_Democrats
abolitionists |
| gptkbp:key_event |
1848 presidential election
Formation of the Free Soil Party |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on later civil rights movements
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Men
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward gptkb:Charles_Sumner gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
advocacy for civil liberties
support for women's rights support for public education free labor ideology support for small farmers advocacy for infrastructure development advocacy for economic opportunity opposition to the extension of slavery support for individual rights belief in equality of opportunity belief in the American Dream belief in the importance of free labor opposition to slave labor support for immigration to the West support for land grants for settlers |
| gptkbp:publishes |
gptkb:The_National_Era
gptkb:The_Free_Soil_Banner The Free Soil Party Platform |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:Wilmot_Proviso gptkb:Homestead_Act gptkb:Compromise_of_1850 |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased sectional conflict
|