Homework Help: American history

Posted by Leeah on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 1:49pm.

2. The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendment to a military appropriations bill that would A. permit the slavery issue to be determined by popular sovereignty.
B. regulate competition between free and slave states.
C. ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.
D. establish slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico.

I think it is A or D but I'm not really sure. Could anyone help me?

American history - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 1:54pm
Read the first paragraph (or more) of this article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Proviso

Now what do you think?
American history - Leeah, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 2:05pm
So it would be C because he would have ban slavery
American history - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 2:08pm
Right!

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