Barnburner Democrats
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Barnburner Democrats were a radical anti-slavery faction of the New York Democratic Party in the mid-19th century that broke away over opposition to the expansion of slavery and later helped form the Free Soil Party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barnburner Democrat | 1 |
| Barnburner Democrats canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party faction
ⓘ
anti-slavery movement organization ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York ⓘ |
| contributedTo | creation of Free Soil Party platform ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | early 1850s ⓘ |
| formedCoalitionWith |
Liberty Party members
ⓘ
anti-slavery Whigs ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Barnburner faction
ⓘ
Barnburners ⓘ |
| helpedForm | Free Soil Party ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–American Civil War politics ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-slavery
ⓘ
free soil ⓘ |
| influenced | Republican Party ⓘ |
| issueFocus |
party reform
ⓘ
slavery ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | precursor to anti-slavery wing of the Republican Party ⓘ |
| namedAfter | metaphor of a farmer burning his barn to get rid of rats ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Azariah C. Flagg
ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin F. Butler (New York politician)
John A. Dix ⓘ Martin Van Buren ⓘ Preston King ⓘ Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ Silas Wright ⓘ |
| opposedLegislation | compromises seen as favoring slave states ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
slave power controversy
ⓘ
surface form:
Slave Power
annexation of Texas as a slave state ⓘ expansion of slavery ⓘ extension of slavery into western territories ⓘ |
| partOf | New York Democratic Party ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
oppose pro-slavery influence in Democratic Party
ⓘ
prevent expansion of slavery into new territories ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| region | Northern United States ⓘ |
| rivalFaction | Hunker Democrats ⓘ |
| significantEvent | split from New York Democratic Party ⓘ |
| socialBase |
small farmers in New York
ⓘ
urban reformers in New York ⓘ |
| supported | Wilmot Proviso ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Martin Van Buren in the 1848 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Barnburner Democrat