The cause of free soilat last attained its triumph in the election of 1860.
The political effect of the Mexican War was to add a large territory and a fast-increasing population to the tier of slave-holding States, and thus to aggrandize the slave-holding oligarchy, as opposed to the party in favor of free soil.
But it was also agreed that all of the Louisiana purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri, with the single exception of the state of Missouri, should be free soil forever.
As a part of the Mexican Republic Texas had been free soil.
Should it be free soil or should it be slave soil?
At the same time, he preferred a free soil and a free people.
Under the law then, every Northern man was a bloodhound, pledged to catch human beings, who, led by the light of the Northern Star, were escaping to free soil.
The question of the hour thus became, Shall New Mexico and California be slave soil or free soil?
All the territory acquired was therefore free soil; but the South wished to make it slave soil.
But there was another plank in the Democratic platform of 1844 which promised the acquisition of a great piece of free soil.
On all hands it was agreed that this legislature would determine whether Kansas should be slave or free soil.
It rallied anti-slavery elements by its cry of "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men!
The third party displayed new strength, and exchanged the name of "Liberty" for "Free Soil.
In the mountainous region the public mind has been largely that of people who have developed on free soil.
The account of the establishment of schools and churches for slaves who were transplanted to free soil is one of the most interesting chapters in the book.
Wherever he landed on free soil, he found it from one to two hundred per cent.
They not only accepted the name which Jefferson gave to his party, but they adopted the principles which Jefferson proclaimed on the subject of slavery, free soil, and human rights in general.
Democrats therefore united with Whigs in maintaining the principle of free soil.
His offense had merely consisted in helping runaways along the "underground railroad," once they were on free soil.
This act prevented runaways from securing work on a steamboat with the specific purpose of leaving once they were on free soil.
As in all border States there were many legal battles for freedom, which involved the question of residence on free soil.
His Boston speech was so effective "that several Whigs who had gone off on the 'Free Soil' fizzle returned again to the Whig ranks.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "free soil" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
