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Southern enslavers were opposed to the Wilmot Proviso because they hoped _____.

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A.
to have the ability to expand their holdings westward
B.
California ultimately would become a slave state
C.
Abraham Lincoln would be elected
D.
South Carolina would secede from the Union

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California would ultimately become a slave state