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the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
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Why did southerners denounced the wilmot?
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
Why did southerners denounce the wilmot proviso?
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
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.
Who protested the Wilmot Proviso?
Southerners.
Why were southerners were opposed to the Wilmot Proviso?
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
Why were the southerners opposed to the Wilmot Proviso?
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
How did southerners manage to kill Wilmot's proviso?
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Why were southerners politicians opposed to the wilmot proviso?
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
How did southerners react to the Wilmont proviso?
they thought it was unfair
How did the southerners manage to kill his proviso?
Southerners managed to defeat the Wilmot Proviso by using their political power to block its passage in Congress. They successfully argued that the Proviso was unconstitutional and threatened to secede from the Union if it was enacted, leading to a compromise to preserve the Union.
Why did the southerners disagree with the wilmot proviso?
Southerners disagreed with the Wilmot Proviso because it sought to ban slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. They believed that the federal government should not have the power to restrict the expansion of slavery into new territories, as it would upset the balance between free and slave states in the Union.
Why do you think southerners were opposed to the Wilmot Proviso?
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso because it sought to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, which threatened the balance of power between slave and free states in the U.S. They believed it went against their rights to bring slaves into new territories and feared it could lead to the restriction of slavery in existing states.
