Keep slavery out of newly acquired Mexican territory
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.
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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.
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.
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
Congressman Wilmot of Pennsylvanis who introduced the bill.
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Southerners.
Slaveholders opposed the Wilmot Proviso because Slaveholders argued that slaves were property by the Constitution