Politicizing slavery as a national and a sectional issue
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
wilmot proviso
The Compromise of 1850 was a direct result of the Wilmot Proviso. This was one of the main events leading up to the American Civil War.
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
The Wilmot Proviso, which was one one event that lead up to the American Civil War, would have banned slavery in new territories and land.
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
Congressman Wilmot of Pennsylvanis who introduced the bill.
The wilmot proviso