MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE WILMOT PROVISO
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Question
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The Wilmont Proviso called the North and South to grow distance
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Not true
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Not False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Wilmot Proviso, in U.S. history, important congressional proposal in the 1840s to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories, a basic plank upon which the Republican Party was subsequently built.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 didn’t pass with Polk’s appropriations bill, it still left a lasting legacy. The proposed amendment’s purpose was simple and straightforward: slavery and involuntary servitude would be banned forever in all territories acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War.
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