Prior to the Civil War, Wilson was a leading figure in which political party?
Democratic Party
Free Soil Party
Federalist Party
Constitutional Union Party
Answer
Prior to the Civil War, Wilson was a leading figure in the Free Soil Party. The Free Soil Party was a political party in the United States from 1848 to 1854 that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States. The party was founded by anti-slavery activists who believed that slavery was immoral and should not be allowed to spread to new territories.
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