Question

Which of the following laws would the Free-Soil Party have supported?(1 point)
Wilmot Proviso
Fugitive Slave Act
slave codes

Answer 1

The Free-Soil Party would have supported the Wilmot Proviso. The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. The Free-Soil Party was founded on the principle of opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories. In contrast, the Fugitive Slave Act and slave codes were laws that supported and enforced the institution of slavery, which the Free-Soil Party opposed.