The US gained territory from the war, and the Wilmot Proviso proposed a way to settle the dispute over slavery in the territory.
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.
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico
The aim of the Wilmot Proviso was to prohibit slavery in any territory gained from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. It was intended to prevent the expansion of slavery into these newly acquired territories.
The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War.
Keep slavery out of newly acquired Mexican territory
The Wilmot Proviso, proposed in 1846, aimed to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. Despite never becoming law, it sparked intense debate over the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories.
The US gained territory from the war, and the Wilmot Proviso proposed a way to settle the dispute over slavery in the territory.
The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal introduced in 1846 that aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. It was not passed by Congress but sparked intense debate between Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery expansion.
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.
That all the territory acquired by the USA from Mexico should be free soil.
David Wilmot, a congressman from Pennsylvania, proposed the Wilmot Proviso in 1846. It was a failed legislative attempt to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War.
Wilmot Proviso
Slavery would not be allowed in any territory acquired from the Republic of Mexico.
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)