may 29, 1846 - The Wilmot Proviso (1846)

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The Wilmot Proviso (1846)
Date: 1846
Description: Congressman David Wilmot proposed a law to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War. Though it passed in the House, it was blocked in the Senate.
Impact: The proposal highlighted the growing sectional divide over the issue of slavery in new territories and contributed to the formation of political factions based on the question of slavery's expansion.

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