1. what was the wilmot proviso? 2. what were the main issues that led to Henry clay's proposed compromise?

4. the status of new western territories would be decided by popular sovereignty, which is .

5. if southern states seceded from the union, then .

1) The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.

In short, A proposed law that would have banned slavery from lands gained as a result of the Mexican-American War.

2) The main issues were:

3) The status of new western territories would be decided by popular sovereignty, which where the people would vote over issues rather than having the representatives.

4) Seven.

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it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939