Wilmot Proviso

What was the Wilmot Proviso??

• Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
• President of the Confederate States of America
• A bill to eliminate slavery from the new land acquired from the Mexican War
• The channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort

Who was the President that Wilmot and the Northerner angry at?

• Washington
•  Polk
• James Buchanan
• John C Calhoun

What did the North think about Wilmot Proviso?

• They were angry and upset because they supported slavery
• The north was against Slavery so they supported it
• The east thought it was amazing
• What is Wilmot Proviso?

What was the results of the Wilmot Proviso?

• Violent sectarian debate in congress 
• Everyone was happy
• Slavery was abolished
• The slaves took over and turned whites into slaves

How long did Wilmot fight for his plan?

• 3 years
• 15 years
• 12 years
•  2 years

What major political party was formed as a result of the Wilmot Proviso?

• Democratic party
• Republic party
• Whig
• Free soil party 

David Wilmot tried to do all of the following, except

• Add it to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Add it to an existing bill
• Introduced it to congress
• Bribed the government