The antislavery message of the Free Soil supporters was first introduced in what form?
A. as a method by which new territories would be organized in the Compromise of 1850
B. as a proposed legislated policy: the Wilmot Proviso
C. as a lengthy essay by a widely-read editor, William Lloyd Garrison
D. as a label for a new political party that attracted supporters from among both Whigs and Democrats
Answer: B
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