The wilmot proviso proposed that:
a. free labor should exist in the territory gained form the mexican war
b. slavery should be ended by the turn of the century
c. the gag rule should be restored in congress
d. the property of western slaveholders should be protected

Which of the following statements about slavery is not accurate? a. slavery in the americas was no different than slavery in ancient greece or rome. b. beginning in the 1600s, slaves began to be viewed as property, rather than people. c. slavery did not originate in the americas. d. slavery was very important to the economy of the american colonies.