Question

Why did Senator Crittenden say his proposed amendment on extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific should be unamendable?

Answer 1

Answer:The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. ... Sectional political disputes over slavery in the Southwest continued until the Compromise of 1850.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. ... Sectional political disputes over slavery in the Southwest continued until the Compromise of 1850.