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SAT US History Practice Question

Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania wrote an amendment to an appropriations bill for the Mexican War in 1846, which stated that "there shall be no slavery or involuntary servitude in any territory acquired from Mexico." These words represented a key element of the

  1. A.gradual abolitionist position of James Tallmadge.
  2. B.Free Soil idea of the moderate antislavery politicians.
  3. C.immediate abolitionism of William Lloyd Garrison.
  4. D.nativist platform of the Know Nothing Party.
  5. E.popular sovereignty position.

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