The Wilmot Proviso!!
Wilmot Proviso
Henry clays plan
slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico
land acquired from Mexico
The Wilmot Proviso proposal was to prevent the introduction of slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
The extension of slavery into territories acquired from mexico
It was the Wilmot Proviso that said any lands acquired from Mexico would not allow slavery. It was written by David Wilmot, who served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning all slavery from any territories that were acquired from Mexico, including south Texas and New Mexico. The bill passed the House of Representatives, but the southern majority in the Senate failed to pass it. An attempt to put the Wilmot Proviso in the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo also failed.
David Wilmot
The prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to outlaw slavery in territories acquired from the War of Mexico. One of the effects was a political party that became dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery.
It declared that there should be no slavery allowed in any of the new territories acquired from Mexico.
Former Mexican territories were supposed to ban slavery, except Texas. This was defined ion the Wilmot Proviso (1846). However, it was not enforced, and caused further divisions between pro-slavery states and the North. It resulted in the American Civil War (1861-1865).