Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
AP US Historymediummcq1 pt

The Wilmot Proviso, proposed in 1846, most directly contributed to which of the following?

A.Intensified sectional conflict over whether slavery could expand into lands taken from Mexico
B.The peaceful resolution of the slavery question by 1848
C.The admission of California as a slave state
D.The annexation of Cuba as slave territory

Explanation

Core Concept

The proviso would have banned slavery in any territory acquired in the war. Though it never became law, it forced Congress to confront slavery's future in the West for the next fifteen years.

Correct Answer

AIntensified sectional conflict over whether slavery could expand into lands taken from Mexico

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