The Wilmot Proviso prevented new states from becoming slave states, the compromise enabled them to become slave states if popular sovereignty wanted them to be. California was allowed to become a new, non-slave state, and in return Slavery was enabled and allowed in the south, strengthening fugitive laws even more. To everyone it seemed like a victory for a while.
<span>The abolitionists main goal was to "abolish slavery in the United States". This movement had existed in some form since the beginning of the US, but really gained momentum when the nation started to expand in the 1800s. </span>
History is my strong suite tbh. I would say answer choice C for this question
