aug 8, 1848 - The Wilmot Proviso

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what was it- The Wilmot Proviso was a piece of legislation proposed by David Wilmot at the close of the Mexican-American War. If passed, the Proviso would have outlawed slavery in territory acquired by the United States as a result of the war, which included most of the Southwest and extended all the way to California.

how did it lead to the civil war- The intensity of the debate surrounding the Proviso prompted the first serious discussions of secession.

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