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Liberty Party 1840

Liberty Party 1840. The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s. Formed at a national convention in Albany, New York. First gathered in Warsaw, New York. Its first national convention took place in Arcade, New York on April 1, 1840. Cont.

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Liberty Party 1840

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  1. Liberty Party 1840 • The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s. • Formed at a national convention in Albany, New York. • First gathered in Warsaw, New York. • Its first national convention took place in Arcade, New York on April 1, 1840.

  2. Cont • It was the first antislavery party. • The party sought to achieve abolitionist goals through political means • Its first presidential candidate was a former Alabama slave holder, James G. Birney (1840- 6,797 votes & 1844-Because of better local organization and the issue of the annexation of Texas, he polled more than 60,000 votes) • A candidate has never won an election.

  3. Free Soil Party • The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party, active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections. • It was a third party and a single-issue party that drew its greatest strength from New York State. • Martin Van Buren was the first candidate to run under free soil party/ John P. Hale for the second. • Its main purpose was opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories, arguing that free men on free soil comprised a morally and economically superior system to slavery

  4. Cont. • They opposed slavery in the new territories and sometimes worked to remove existing laws that discriminated against freed African Americans in states such as Ohio. • Free Soil candidates ran on the platform that declared: "...we inscribe on our banner, 'Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Men,' and under it we will fight on and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions."

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