Question

Why do you think southerners were opposed to the Wilmot Proviso?​

Answer 1

The South perceived the Wilmot Proviso in this way because it would have confined slavery to the places where it already existed. This would have doomed the slave states to permanent minority status in the growing Union. If the Wilmot Proviso had passed, the number of states with slavery would have remained constant.

Answer 2

☁️ Answer ☁️

They opposed him because the bill would out law slavery in new lands

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