David Wilmot was a Pennsylvania-born congressman who opposed slavery. His "proviso"—a clause tacked on to a number of legislation being debated in Congress—prohibited slavery in all of the new territory won from Mexico following the Mexican War. Although the proviso was well-liked in the North, it was vehemently opposed by the South and never became a part of the legislation. It declared that slavery would be outlawed in any new area that the United States might take over from Mexico. The argument over whether slavery still exists in the West was rekindled.
Eternal Life. The idea is that a person's soul will be redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ and saved from punishment in hell. The idea is that your soul will live on after the death of the body, and eventually you will be judged. If you are judged as a christian, you are saved from eternal punishment in hell and are given a new body with which to live in in a perfect world. The beliefs vary slightly depending on the denomination, but that it the main idea.
<span>Spain sold Florida to the united States. The Adams-Onis Treaty was approved by Spain and the </span>United States<span> in 1821.</span>
<span>the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters. </span>
