The result of the Wilmot proviso would have been to stop slavery in the territory taken in the Mexican-American war (C). Wilmot Proviso is a proposal that prohibits slavery in areas obtained by the United States at the end of the Mexican War.
EXPLANATION
Wilmot Proviso was proposed by David Wilmot, a Democrat from Pennsylvania. To this proposal, he attached a budget allocation to pay Mexico for land that had been captured by the United States in the Mexican War. Wilmot Proviso would certainly prevent the expansion of slavery into this new territory.
The House of Representatives approved the bill along with its allocations and provisions on August 8, 1846. but the Senate postponed and debated the bill. On February 1, 1847, the Senate finally rejected The Proviso. So, The Proviso was never enforced.
The Proviso was approved by the House of Representatives because the majority of existing representatives came from the North. North has more members than the South. Under the United States Constitution, each state has representation based on the country's population.
The northern and southern states deliberately maintained a balance between the slave state and the independent state. In principle, as long as both parties have no advantage in the Senate, the bill cannot be sent to the president for signature, which will benefit either party.
Furthermore, the Wilmot Proviso divided North and South over the issue of slavery. Many Southerners wanted slavery must be legal everywhere in the United States. Yet, Northerners, including Ohio, were opposed to the expansion of slavery. These Northmen oppose slavery for moral reasons. The reason that Americans of African descent were also human.
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KEYWORD: Wilmot proviso, Mexican-American, slavery
Subject: History
Class: 10 - 12
Subchapter: Wilmot Proviso
