FREE-SOIL


Meaning of FREE-SOIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1846

1. : characterized by free soil

free-soil states

2. capitalized F&S : opposing the extension of slavery into United States territories and the admission of slave states into the Union prior to the Civil War ; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a minor United States political party having these aims

• Free-Soil·er -ˈsȯi-lər noun

• Free-Soil·ism -ˈsȯi(ə)-ˌli-zəm noun

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