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How did the North feel about the Wilmot Proviso?
They generally favored it.
Which area of the country favored the Wilmot Proviso?
The north
What did the Wilmot proviso reveal about members of Congress?
They were divided but most favored the abolition of slavery.
What is a proposed law that prohibited slavery in any lands won from Mexico?
wilmot proviso
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
How did southerners react to 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.
What best is the best description of the wilmot proviso?
Wilmot's Proviso brought the future of slavery to everyone.
What called for a ban on slavery in any territory that the United States acquired from the war with Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Why northerners favored the wilmot proviso?
Because it would abolish slavery in all of the new territories; territories that were acquired from the Mexican War
What plan specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands that might acquired from Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) prohibited slavery on any land acquired from Mexico.
Why did the South perceive the Wilmot Proviso as such a threat?
Because the Wilmot Proviso sought to halt the extension of slavery in the western territories
What major party was formed as a result of Wilmot Proviso?
The Free Soil Party did with reservation and the republicans favored it.
