The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who
a. favored the Wilmot Proviso.
b. wanted to abolish slavery in the South.
c. thought that slavery distorted America´s diplomatic dealings with European powers.
d. wanted to keep slavery from ever spreading to the North.
e. thought that popular sovereignty was the best approach to slavery.
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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