Which of the following best describes the wilmot proviso?

(a) the wilmot proviso was a document that called for slavery in any territories that became new states.

(b) the wilmot proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from mexico.

(c)the wilmot proviso was a document that allowed settlers in the territories to vote for or against slavery.

(d)the wilmot proviso was a document that extended the compromise line across the new territories.

The correct answer is B) The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico.

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced by Congressman David Wilmot, proposed to ban slavery in all the new territories acquired from Mexico after the Mexican- American War. This included modern day California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, etc.

Ultimately, this plan did not work. Southern slave owners hated the Wilmot Proviso, as they wanted the institution of slavery to expand to these newly acquired territories.

because mexico wanted to choose a centralized location

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the speaker of which statement would be best served by joining an interest group?

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