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.
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The prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) prohibited slavery on any land acquired from Mexico.
The intent of the Wilmot Proviso was to not allow slavery in the new US territories. In 1846, US President Polk asked Congress to appropriate $2 million for expenses related to the war against Mexico. Congressman David Wilmot attached an amendment to this appropriations bill. Wilmot was a fellow party member of President Polk.
Ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, and possibly disputed lands in south Texas and New Mexico.
The Mexican-War reignited the slavery question, as many of the acquired lands from Mexico became pro-slavery states territories. For example, Texas and New Mexico became pro-slavery while California and Utah didn't. Ultimately, this led to the American Civil War.
South ofthat line, slavery was allowed. But it only applied to the territories acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. When the USA acquired vast new lands from Mexico in 1847, a new compromise had to be worked out, in view of the Wilmot Proviso, which declared that no slavery should be allowed in any of these new territories.
The Wilmot Proviso aimed to ban slavery in territories acquired after the Mexican-American War, specifically in the lands taken from Mexico. It was a controversial proposal that heightened tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery expansion.
To keep slavery out of any lands obtained from Mexico
The Compromise of 1850 said slavery should be forbidden in all lands taken from Mexico. The Compromise allowed California to be admitted as a free state into the Union.
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The Wilmot Proviso.