The Wilmot Proviso,introduced into Congress During the Mexican War,declared That

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Wilmot Proviso,introduced into Congress during the Mexican War,declared that

• A) no further Mexican territory could be annexed to the United States.
• B) slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States.
• C) the Mexican Cession should be carved into an equal number of slave and free states.
• D) English should be the official language in the territory acquired from Mexico.
• E) slavery in the territories would be determined by democratic vote.

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