The issue of whether to permit slavery in the territories organized in this new land consumed Congress at the end of the 1840s. During the war, Congressman David Wilmot introduced the Wilmot Proviso, a proposal to ban slavery in any new territory acquired from Mexico. The measure passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate.
Congress was also seeking resolutions for several other controversial matters. Antislavery advocates wanted to end the slave trade in the District of Columbia, while proslavery advocates aimed to strengthen fugitive slave laws. But the most pressing problem was California: the many emigrants who had flocked to the territory upon the discovery of gold in the late 1840s had forced the question of its statehood and status as a slave or free state.
The presidential election of 1848 determined which of these issues would be tackled first.
There would be Major conflict at first but as I understand it would be resolved
It's A) the US must be a leader in innovation in order to help steer its course.
<span>Initially, settlers in Maryland could elect a representative assembly, but they could not draft legislation. true or false
The answer is TRUE
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Peter wessel
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Answer: The Framers of the Constitution gave the President the power to veto acts of Congress to prevent the legislative branch from becoming too powerful. The veto allows the President to “check” the legislature by reviewing acts passed by Congress and blocking measures he finds unconstitutional, unjust, or unwise.
