Which statement best reflects the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

Question

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Responses

Slavery must not be allowed to spread to western territories.
Slavery must not be allowed to spread to western territories.

Slavery should be abolished in the South.
Slavery should be abolished in the South.

Freed slaves in the South should be given land to farm.
Freed slaves in the South should be given land to farm.

Slavery in the West should be decided by popular sovereignty.

Answer 1

The statement that best reflects the main goal of the Free-Soil Party is:

Slavery must not be allowed to spread to western territories.

The Free-Soil Party was primarily focused on preventing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.