Question

What was a purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

to allow for popular sovereignty in the states of Kansas and Nebraska

to decide which states would be free and which states would allow enslavement as the United States expanded west

to require citizens to help return formerly enslaved people who had fled

to ban enslavement in the territory that had been acquired from Mexico

Answer 1

To ban enslavement in the territory that had been acquired from Mexico

Answer 2

Answer: To ban enslavement in the territory that had been acquired from Mexico.

Explanation: Following the Mexican Cession, a main focus of the U.S. Congress was deciding their stance on slavery. Multiple compromises came about during this time, with David Wilmot's idea being not to allow slavery West.