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The bill that unsuccessfully attempted to ban slavery in Mexico was The Wilmot Proviso.

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What was the plan to ban slavery in territories gained from Mexico?

New Mexico is a state and no territory was gained from them.


Who suggested that slavery be barred from the territory gained by the Mexican war?

David Wilmot


How did the out come of the Mexican war lead to the proposal wilmot proviso?

The US gained territory from the war, and the Wilmot Proviso proposed a way to settle the dispute over slavery in the territory.


What was the plan to ban slavery in territories gained from New Mexico?

In the Compromise of 1850, the Mexican Cession territory (excluding California) was to become New Mexico and Utah. Their slave situations were to be determined using popular sovereignty, or the power of the votes of the people to decide if it would be a slave state or not. In addition, the Compromise of 1850 also gave the disputed territory between Texas, a slave state, and New Mexico to New Mexico. This invalidated the previous compromise, the Missouri Compromise, which banned slavery in North of 36 in newly gained territory.


What was the aim of the Wilmer proviso?

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.


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 would have made slavery illegal in territories gained in the Mexican American wat?

The Wilmot Proviso, which was a proposed amendment to legislation arising from the Mexican-American War, aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico. Had the Wilmot Proviso been enacted, it would have made slavery illegal in the territories gained during the Mexican-American War.


What was the last territory gained by the US?

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Which country gained most territory in the seven years war?

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Was any territory gained or lost on each side?

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Was Kansas originally a territory?

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