Why was the wilmot proviso divisive to congress? northern congressman wanted slavery to spread to new territories southern congressman wanted slaves to have the same rights as freed men northern congressman believed they should make all the decisions about slaves southern congressman opposed the banning of slavery from the new territories

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

True or false: abraham lincoln delayed the emancipation proclamation to make sure the border states would stay loyal. *

Prior to which amendment were slaves counted as three-fifths of a personality