Passage of the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 would have
a. prohibited slavery in any territory acquired as a result of the Mexican War.
b. allowed the expansion of slavery into any territory acquired from the Mexican War.
c. established popular sovereignty as the means for any future expansion of slavery.
d. extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific.
e. little impact on the North.
Answer: a. prohibited slavery in any territory acquired as a result of the Mexican War.
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