The intent of the Wilmot Proviso was to not allow slavery in the new US territories. In 1846, US President Polk asked Congress to appropriate $2 million for expenses related to the war against Mexico. Congressman David Wilmot attached an amendment to this appropriations bill. Wilmot was a fellow party member of President Polk.
ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico.
That slavery would be banned in any state created from former Mexican lands.
...outlaw the creation of any new slave-states.
prohibit slavery in all territories acquired from Mexico
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Slaveholders opposed the Wilmot Proviso because Slaveholders argued that slaves were property by the Constitution
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.
Wilmot Provisio tried to end slavery in the Mexico section
Absolutely not.
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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
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.