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The Wilmot Proviso, named for Congressman David Wilmot of Pennsylvania, passed the House twice, but failed in the Senate. It also failed in the effort to be included in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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The Wilmot Proposal which was dropped favoring popular soreignty.

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The Wilmot proposal which never became the law of the land.

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The Wilmot Proviso

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