The Wilmot Proviso,passed by the House but Rejected by the Senate,would

Multiple Choice

The Wilmot Proviso,passed by the House but rejected by the Senate,would have

A) banned slavery in any place where it did not at that time exist.
B) prohibited slavery in all of the territories that the United States had won from Mexico.
C) prohibited slavery in any territory that the United States might win from Mexico.
D) forced the president to declare that his real reason for desiring a war with Mexico was to gain territory.
E) prohibited anyone from owning over 1,000 acres in any new territories.