Because it would have forbidden any extension of slavery, and as new states opened up in the West, the slave-states would have been increasingly out-voted when passing new laws in Congress.
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
Slavery would not be allowed in any territory acqired from the Republic of Mexico.
..banned slavery in all the new territories acquired from Mexico.
Because it would have forbidden any extension of slavery, and as new states opened up in the West, the slave-states would have been increasingly out-voted when passing new laws in Congress.
Slaveholders opposed the Wilmot Proviso because it aimed to prohibit slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War. They feared it would limit the expansion of slavery into new territories and potentially undermine the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress.
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
No. It would just have started the war earlier. The war started eventually, because the prospect of new slave-states was ended byLincoln's victory in the 1860 election. The prospect of new slave-states would have been ended much sooner, if the Wilmot Proviso had been passed.
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south