Author Question: Why did the Free-Soil party favor the Wilmot Proviso? A) because the party was antislavery B) ... (Read 61 times)

Lobcity · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850?

A) California entered the Union as a free state.
B) Slavery was outlawed in the territory acquired during the Mexican-American War.
C) The Fugitive Slave Law was repealed.
D) Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

Question 2

Under the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the citizens of new states decided __________.

A) whether to permit slavery within their borders
B) who was eligible to vote in their state
C) which parts of the Constitution to accept
D) what their relationship would be to the federal government

Question 3

Why did the Free-Soil party favor the Wilmot Proviso?

A) because the party was antislavery
B) because the party was in favor of territorial expansion
C) because the party favored high tariffs
D) because the party was anti-union