aug 8, 1846 - Wilmot Proviso
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Proposed by PA Congressman David Wilmot to ban slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican War. It was passed in the House but not in the Senate. Angry southerners argued that all Americans had equal rights to move their "property".
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The Impending Crisis: Immediate Causes of the Civil War
Oliver Blum
Becerra
AP US History 3rd Period
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