In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery? A. The Free-Soil Party's goal was to keep slavery out of the territories. B. The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories. C. The Free-Soil Party supported popular sovereignty. D. The Free-Soil Party wanted to abolish slavery in the South.

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Angel Nichols

10 May, 13:51

In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery? A. The Free-Soil Party's goal was to keep slavery out of the territories. B. The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories. C. The Free-Soil Party supported popular sovereignty. D. The Free-Soil Party wanted to abolish slavery in the South.

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Gunnar Lang · Answer 1

The Free-Soil Party’s goal was to keep slavery out of theterritories was the issue why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery in the 1848 election

Janelle Cain · Answer 2

The Free-Soil Party’s goal was to keep slavery out of the territories was the issue why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery in the 1848 election.

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The Free-Soil Party needed to support slavery in the new territories.

After the war, of course, there was no slavery to further, but the Dixiecrats were solidly upon equal rights for former slaves. It wasn't until John Kennedy and the 1960s that the Democrats began advocating ethnic assimilation and justice.