Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
they opposed to it
because slaves were property protected by the constitution
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
Ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, and possibly disputed lands in south Texas and New Mexico.
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
The South opposed it.
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Slavery was outlawed in the South.
Serious regional differences between the North and the South.
because slaves were property protected by the constitution
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
The Wilmot Proviso, which was one one event that lead up to the American Civil War, would have banned slavery in new territories and land.
the proviso would upset the balance of power between the north and the south
The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning all slavery from any territories that were acquired from Mexico, including south Texas and New Mexico. The bill passed the House of Representatives, but the southern majority in the Senate failed to pass it. An attempt to put the Wilmot Proviso in the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo also failed.