Which party endorsed the wilmot proviso
A. whig
B. free-soil
C. democratic
D. republican
Idk if it's b or d
http://www.google.com/#q=+wilmot+proviso+
so it's B. that's what i think
The answer is B.
kel, do read the article Ms. Sue gave you a link to.
To determine which party endorsed the Wilmot Proviso, we need to understand the historical context. The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal made in 1846 by David Wilmot, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania. The proviso aimed to ban slavery in the newly acquired territories from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
Although David Wilmot was a Democrat, the support for the Wilmot Proviso was not limited to just one party. The issue of slavery and the Wilmot Proviso created different factions within the existing political parties at the time.
Among the options you provided, the Whig, Free-Soil, Democratic, and Republican parties all played a role. However, the Free-Soil party was the most closely associated with advocating for the Wilmot Proviso. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Free-Soil.
The Free-Soil party formed in 1848, specifically in opposition to the expansion of slavery into the western territories. They believed that the territories should be reserved for white farmers and did not want to compete with slave labor.
On the other hand, the Republican party was not formed until 1854, several years after the Wilmot Proviso was introduced. The Republican party was established with opposition to the expansion of slavery as one of its key platforms, but it did not endorse the Wilmot Proviso specifically since it was already a historical proposal by that time.
So, in this case, the answer is B. Free-Soil.
The question's possible answers here are misleading. It cannot, however, be d. The Republican Party did not exist in 1848-1850. It was founded in 1854.
Some Democrats favored Wilmot's proviso, some did not. Those who did eventually formed the Free Soil party, which was short-lived. The Wilmot proviso was never adopted. Whigs and mainstream Democrats just wanted to avoid the issue at that time.