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free soil
1noun
U.S. History.
- a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
free-soil
2[ free-soil ]
adjective
U.S. History.
- pertaining to or opposing the extension of slavery in the Territories.
- pertaining to or characteristic of the Free Soil party.
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Other Word Forms
- ڰ-Ǿi noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of free soil1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Origin of free soil2
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
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Eight years later, Van Buren attempted a comeback with the Free Soil Party but failed to garner any electoral votes.
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An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
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Arriving on New York’s free soil, he later wrote, “A new world burst upon my agitated vision.”
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Two political groups, the Liberty and Free Soil parties, emerged from this movement.
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Liang said he told an immigration official he encountered at the border: “I’m finally on free soil.”
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