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What specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands acquired from Mexico?
Henry clays plan
Why did David Wilmot wanted slavery prohibited in territories acquired from which country?
David Wilmot wanted slavery prohibited in territories acquired from Mexico in order to prevent the spread of slavery into new territories, as he believed that allowing slavery to expand would only further entrench the institution in the United States. This proposal, known as the Wilmot Proviso, aimed to preserve the western territories for free labor and was part of the broader political debates surrounding the expansion of slavery in the mid-19th century.
What was the Wilmot Proviso and who did not suppot it?
slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico
Where did wilmot proviso ban slavery?
land acquired from Mexico
Following the Mexican-American War which issue broke party unity and divided Congress largely along sectional lines?
The extension of slavery into territories acquired from mexico
Was the Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso proposal was to prevent the introduction of slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
Said any lands that would be acquired from mexico would not allow slavery?
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.
What did the wilmot proviso do?
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.
Congressional author of resolution forbidding slavery in territory acquired from Mexico?
David Wilmot
The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for?
The prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.
What was the effect of the wilmot proviso?
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.
What does the wilmont proviso say?
It declared that there should be no slavery allowed in any of the new territories acquired from Mexico.
