The Wilmot Proviso

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Wilmot Proviso:

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

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Definitions:

Wave-cut Platform

A flat, often wide area at the base of a cliff created by the erosion of waves at the shore.

Estuaries

Coastal bodies of water where fresh water from rivers meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean.

Irregular Coast

A coastline that has a complex shape, often characterized by numerous bays, peninsulas, and inlets.

Submarine Canyons

Steep-sided valleys cut into the seabed of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf.