The Wilmot Proviso banned which of the following? A.
the sale of human beings

B.
the expansion of slavery into land gained from the Mexican Cession

C.
the transport of enslaved people across state lines

D.
the transfer of slave ownership through inheritance

Which of these was true of the Free-Soil Party?

A.
Its members wanted the government to give away land.

B.
Its members wanted to abolish slavery.

C.
Its members wanted to establish a new country.

D.
Its members wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.

he Compromise of 1850 did which of these?

A.
created a timeline for the abolition of slavery

B.
strengthened the ability of owners to capture fugitive slaves

C.
made California a slave state

D.
gave the South an advantage in the Senate