Breeonna

**  April 7th, 2011   ** **  Room: 309   ** ** Free Soil Party  ** ** The Free Soil Party took place in August of 1848 in Buffalo, New York. This event lead to the election of 1844, both national parties were impacted by the nagging slavery issue. The Free Soil Party ran its first candidate for President of the United States in 1848. Several members of the Whig Party who were opposed to slavery also joined the Free Soldiers. ** ** They generally believed that the government could not end slavery where it already existed but that it could restrict slavery in new areas. ** ** In the presidential election of 1848, the Free Soil Party's candidate was Martin Van Buren. Van Buren finished last, receiving just over ten percent of the total votes cast. Voters did elect sixteen Free Soldiers to the United States Congress, including two senators and fourteen members of the House of Representatives. ** **  The people that were involved in this event were Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, John P. Hale of New Hampshire, Walt William, Horace Mann, William Cullen Bryant and Martin Van Burn. These six people were against slavery and they showed this by demanding homesteads for people (slaves). Slaves were affected because increasingly, this vocal bloc of voters became fearful that they would lose the “right” to hold slaves and that the federal government would essentially take their property without re-imbursement. In February of 1856, the last free soil congressman joined the Republican Party. This event didn’t help stop of continue slavery because they didn’t get what they wanted their point was just stated, nothing was done about it. **   **  The Free Soil Party's slogan was "free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men." Yes, this location does still exist today but not the exact place where everything happens because that is unknown only thing that anyone knows is that it took place in Buffalo, New York. So I would say that people could visit this place but just not the exact location. This event impacted on the way we live today because, this event tried to end slavery for good but it failed. The Free Soil Party played a major role in Ohio politics during the late 1840s and the early 1850s. The Whig Party nominated Zachary Taylor as its presidential candidate in 1848. Many Whigs in the North opposed this choice because Taylor was a slaveholder. Many Ohio Whigs defected to the Free Soil Party. Ohio voters elected a handful of Free Soldiers to the Ohio legislature. The legislature was nearly evenly divided between Democrats and Whigs. The Free Soldiers had much greater power than their numbers suggested as both the Democrats and the Whigs needed the Free Soldiers to enact legislation. The Free Soldiers used their influence to convince the Democrats in the legislature to overturn most of Ohio's black laws in 1849. They also succeeded in having a Free Soldier named Salmon P. Chase, elected to the United States Senate. So yes, I would have to say that I am very proud of this event because the people of that lead this event tried to end slavery but even though they failed at this attempt they still tried. ** **  lead to the election of 1844, both national parties were impacted by the nagging slavery issue. The Free Soil Party ran its first candidate for President of the United States in 1848. Several members of the Whig Party who were opposed to slavery also joined the Free Soldiers. ** ** They generally believed that the government could not end slavery where it already existed but that it could restrict slavery in new areas. ** ** In the presidential election of 1848, the Free Soil Party's candidate was Martin Van Buren. Van Buren finished last, receiving just over ten percent of the total votes cast. Voters did elect sixteen Free Soldiers to the United States Congress, including two senators and fourteen members of the House of Representatives. ** ** of Ohio, John P. Hale of New Hampshire, Walt William, Horace Mann, William Cullen Bryant and Martin Van Burn. These six people were against slavery and they showed this by demanding homesteads for people (slaves). Slaves were affected because increasingly, this vocal bloc of voters became fearful that they would lose the “right” to hold slaves and that the federal government would essentially take their property without re-imbursement. In February of 1856, the last free soil congressman joined the Republican Party. This event didn’t help stop of continue slavery because they didn’t get what they wanted their point was just stated, nothing was done about it. **   <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * Breeonna J. James  **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The people that were involved in this event were Salmon P. Chase **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> The Free Soil Party's slogan was "free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men." Yes, this location does still exist today but not the exact place where everything happens because that is unknown only thing that anyone knows is that it took place in Buffalo, New York. So I would say that people could visit this place but just not the exact location. This event impacted on the way we live today because, this event tried to end slavery for good but it failed. The Free Soil Party played a major role in Ohio politics during the late 1840s and the early 1850s. The Whig Party nominated Zachary Taylor as its presidential candidate in 1848. Many Whigs in the North opposed this choice because Taylor was a slaveholder. Many Ohio Whigs defected to the Free Soil Party. Ohio voters elected a handful of Free Soldiers to the Ohio legislature. The legislature was nearly evenly divided between Democrats and Whigs. The Free Soldiers had much greater power than their numbers suggested as both the Democrats and the Whigs needed the Free Soldiers to enact legislation. The Free Soldiers used their influence to convince the Democrats in the legislature to overturn most of Ohio's black laws in 1849. They also succeeded in having a Free Soldier named Salmon P. Chase, elected to the United States Senate. So yes, I would have to say that I am very proud of this event because the people of that lead this event tried to end slavery but even though they failed at this attempt they still tried.  **