The Wilmot Proviso was designed to outlaw slavery in territories acquired from the War of Mexico. One of the effects was a political party that became dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery.
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to outlaw slavery in territories acquired from the War of Mexico. One of the effects was a political party that became dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery.
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It had strong Northern support.
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land acquired from Mexico
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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.
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
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Congressman Wilmot of Pennsylvanis who introduced the bill.
Southerners.
Slaveholders opposed the Wilmot Proviso because Slaveholders argued that slaves were property by the Constitution
Wilmot Provisio tried to end slavery in the Mexico section