What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
Because the Wilmot Proviso sought to halt the extension of slavery in the western territories
The Wilmot Proviso lead to conflict because it specifically says that no slavery is allowed in any parts of Mexico.
they opposed to it
wilmot proviso
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
The aim of the Wilmot Proviso was to prohibit slavery in any territory gained from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. It was intended to prevent the expansion of slavery into these newly acquired territories.
Wilmot's Proviso brought the future of slavery to everyone.
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) prohibited slavery on any land acquired from Mexico.
Because the Wilmot Proviso sought to halt the extension of slavery in the western territories
The wilmot proviso
Congressman Wilmot of Pennsylvanis who introduced the bill.
Southerners.
Slaveholders opposed the Wilmot Proviso because Slaveholders argued that slaves were property by the Constitution