The Wilmot Proviso,passed by the House but Rejected by the Senate,would

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Wilmot Proviso,passed by the House but rejected by the Senate,would have

• A) banned slavery in any place where it did not at that time exist.
• B) prohibited slavery in all of the territories that the United States had won from Mexico.
• C) prohibited slavery in any territory that the United States might win from Mexico.
• D) forced the president to declare that his real reason for desiring a war with Mexico was to gain territory.
• E) prohibited anyone from owning over 1,000 acres in any new territories.

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