As a congressman from Georgia during the time of the Wilmot Proviso, the most likely voting position would have been:
- OA. He would have opposed it
Georgia was a Southern state that heavily relied on slavery, and the Wilmot Proviso aimed to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Southern states like Georgia opposed such measures that limited the expansion of slavery, as it threatened their economic and social structures based on slavery. Therefore, a congressman from Georgia would most likely have voted against the Wilmot Proviso to protect the interests of the state and the institution of slavery.
