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title: "What was the Wilmot Proviso and why did Southerners oppose it?"  
description: "What was the Wilmot Proviso and why did Southerners oppose it?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-10-23  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# What was the Wilmot Proviso and why did Southerners oppose it?

What was the [Wilmot Proviso](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41811/why-was-the-wilmot-proviso-so-controversial) and why did Southerners oppose it?\
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## Answers

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