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He introduced it into legislation but was not its author. Jacob Brinkerhoff wrote the legislation.
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What was the name of the proposal david wilmot introduced in 1846?
The wilmot proviso
What state Senator presented the Wilmot Proviso?
It was Congressman David Wilmot of Pennsylvania..
What is a proposed law that prohibited slavery in any lands won from Mexico?
wilmot proviso
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
How did southerners react to the wilmot proviso?
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
Who presented a proviso to congress to prohibit slavery in the Mexican cession?
David Wilmot
Who is David Wilmot?
David Wilmot was a U.S. politician in the mid-1800s. The Wilmot Proviso was named after him. This legislation was meant to ban slavery in western lands gained in the Mexican-American War.
What best is the best description of the wilmot proviso?
Wilmot's Proviso brought the future of slavery to everyone.
What called for a ban on slavery in any territory that the United States acquired from the war with Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
What did the Wilmot proviso proposed?
Introduced by David Wilmont, the wilmont proviso proposed to ban slavery in any territory gained from, or after the Mexican American War.
What plan specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands that might acquired from Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) prohibited slavery on any land acquired from Mexico.
Why did the South perceive the Wilmot Proviso as such a threat?
Because the Wilmot Proviso sought to halt the extension of slavery in the western territories
