What Did the Wilmot Proviso,introduced in Congress in 1846,propose to Do

question 12

Multiple Choice

What did the Wilmot Proviso,introduced in Congress in 1846,propose to do?

• A) Permit slavery in any new state or territory where the voters wished to allow it
• B) Prohibit slavery in any territory the United States acquired from Mexico
• C) Protect existing slavery in the South and legislate its end by 1900
• D) Prohibit slavery in any new territory acquired by the United States

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