The Wilmot Proviso

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Wilmot Proviso

• A) symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories.
• B) gained House and Senate approval in 1846.
• C) settled, once and for all, the issue of slavery in California.
• D) allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848.
• E) left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah.

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