"Provided, That, as an express and essential condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted."
—Representative David Wilmot, proposed amendment, 1846
Which of the following was a primary political consequence of the proposal presented in the excerpt?
- It fractured the major national political parties along sectional lines.Cevap
- BIt solidified a national consensus around popular sovereignty as the primary method to resolve territorial disputes.
- CIt shifted the national debate over expansion from the issue of slavery to a conflict over federal tariff policies.
- DIt prompted the federal government to actively restrict European colonization under the Monroe Doctrine.
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It fractured the major national political parties along sectional lines.
The correct option is correct because the introduction of the Wilmot Proviso in 1846 forced members of Congress to vote along sectional lines (North vs. South) rather than party lines (Whig vs. Democrat). This geographic polarization weakened the national coalitions that held the Second Party System together, leading to the collapse of the Whigs and the emergence of sectional political organizations, most notably the Republican Party.
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Sectional tensions resulting from territorial expansion, specifically the disruption of national political parties over the extension of slavery.
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