Question

Which of the following laws would the Free-Soil Party have supported?(1 point)


Wilmont Proviso
Wilmont Proviso

Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act

cottonocracy
cottonocracy

slave codes

Answer 1

The Free-Soil Party would have supported the **Wilmot Proviso**. The Wilmot Proviso was an 1846 proposal to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico, which aligned with the Free-Soil Party's stance against the expansion of slavery into the western territories. The other options (Fugitive Slave Act, cottonocracy, and slave codes) are associated with pro-slavery interests or practices and would not have garnered support from the Free-Soil Party.