Which of the following was true of the Wilmot Proviso?
A) It would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico.
B) Both houses of Congress approved it.
C) Abraham Lincoln opposed it in Congress.
D) It would extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific.
E) It was clearly unconstitutional.
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