Buffalo convention of 1848

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The Buffalo convention of 1848 was the founding national convention of the Free Soil Party, where anti-slavery Democrats, Whigs, and Liberty Party members united to oppose the expansion of slavery into western territories.

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instanceOf United States political event
founding convention
political convention
aimedAt challenging the two-party system on the slavery issue
preventing slavery in the Mexican Cession territories
city Buffalo
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource 19th-century American political histories
endTime 1848-08-10
followedBy subsequent Free Soil Party conventions
genre political convention
hasCause opposition to the expansion of slavery into western territories
hasEffect formation of the Free Soil Party
hasMotto Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men
hasRole founding national convention of the Free Soil Party
historicalPeriod Antebellum period
language English
location Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York
mainSubject opposition to the expansion of slavery
slavery in United States territories
movement Free Soil Party
surface form: Free Soil movement

anti-slavery movement in the United States
nominated Charles Francis Adams Sr.
Martin Van Buren
officeContested President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
opposed Compromise-oriented major party platforms on slavery
extension of slavery into the western territories
organizer Free Soil Party
participant Free Soil Party organizers
Liberty Party
surface form: Liberty Party members

anti-slavery Democrats
Conscience Whigs
surface form: anti-slavery Whigs
partOf 1848 United States presidential election
surface form: United States presidential election of 1848
pointInTime 1848
politicalAlignment anti-slavery
free soil
precededBy Liberty Party
surface form: Liberty Party national conventions
product Free Soil Party
surface form: Free Soil Party platform of 1848

nomination of Charles Francis Adams for vice president
nomination of Martin Van Buren for president
significantEvent creation of a national anti-slavery coalition
significantFigure Charles Sumner
Gerrit Smith
Joshua R. Giddings
Salmon P. Chase
startTime 1848-08-09
state New York

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Free Soil Party notableConvention Buffalo convention of 1848