Proposed that slavery be banned in land acquired from the Mexican War. The proviso pushed the country closer to civil war; it raised questions about slaves that had not been asked previously
Proposed that slavery be banned in land acquired from the Mexican War. The proviso pushed the country closer to civil war; it raised questions about slaves that had not been asked previously
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What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
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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.
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Wilmot's Proviso brought the future of slavery to everyone.