In response to the Wilmot Proviso, John C. Calhoun introduced legislation that would "<span>D. Prevent new territories from banning slavery" since he was an outspoken proponent of slavery. </span>
The answer to your question is d
Answer:
It placed high taxes on the empire’s declining population.
Explanation:
This is part of the reason that contributed greatly towards the fall of the Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire never factored in the fact that, the population is declining with the land outputs increasingly decreasing.
He overlooked all the signs but still went ahead to increase the taxes unlike the Western Roman Empire that would sometimes refund excess taxes to people or lower the taxes according to the economic situation.
