The Wilmot Proviso transformed the politics of the Mexican War by
a. raising the issue of whether territory acquired through the war would be slave or free
b. raising the question of slavery's morality in the United States
c. claiming the war was unnecessary and unconstitutional
d. justifying Polk's decision for war and silencing his critics providing the central plank of the newly formed Republican Party
e. providing the central plank of the newly formed Republican Party
Answer: a. raising the issue of whether territory acquired through the war would be slave or free
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A) Little Rock, Arkansas. B) Topeka, Kansas. C) Selma, Alabama. D) Albany, Georgia.
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