Question

The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to stop ___.

A. prison reform
B. child labor
C. immigration
D. slavery
E. Indian relocation

Answer 1

D. Slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendment to a Congressional appropriations bill in 1846 that sought to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. Although the Wilmot Proviso never became law, it was a significant early attempt to address the issue of slavery in the context of westward expansion.

Answer 2

Answer: D. slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48). Soon after the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of $2 million as part of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty.