Wilmot Proviso - History
Why did abolitionists like the Wilmot Proviso?
They liked the Wilmot Proviso because they felt like this would help slavery end, and for more states to be slave-free.
What was the main reason northern politicians agreed to the Wilmot Proviso?
They wanted to protect free yeoman farmers and there access to land.
What was the Souths opinion on the Wilmot Proviso?
They were against the Wilmot Proviso.
When was the Wilmot Proviso passed?
August 8, 1846.
Who proposed an amendment to the Wilmot Proviso stating that none of the territory gained in the Mexican War, should be open to slavery?
David Wilmot.
The southerners believed that.....
Slavery should be legal everywhere in the U.S.
To many southerners, what was the Wilmot Proviso?
The Wilmot Proviso was a central component of the Mexican War.
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
The Wilmot Proviso, proposed in August, 1846, was a bill that would ban slavery in the territories that were gained after the war with Mexico.
What did the North think about Wilmot Proviso?
The north favored the Wilmot Proviso and agreed that this would help slavery end.
