John C. Calhoun Believed That the Wilmot Proviso

question 8

Multiple Choice

John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso:

• A) would help keep the Union together
• B) protected the interests of slaveholders
• C) violated property rights
• D) blamed the South for the Mexican-American War
• E) would never pass Congress

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