Which of the Following Was True of the Wilmot Proviso

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the Wilmot Proviso?

• A) It would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico.
• B) Both houses of Congress approved it.
• C) Abraham Lincoln opposed it in Congress.
• D) It would extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific.
• E) It was clearly unconstitutional.

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