Wilmot Proviso
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Title
Wilmot Proviso
Description
This proposed Amendment was an amendment that was proposed in the House of Representatives by David Wilmot. It asked for a prohibition of slavery in any land acquired by Mexico during the Mexican War.
Creator
David Wilmot
Publisher
US National Archives
Date
8/8/1846
Type
Bill
Files
Citation
David Wilmot, “Wilmot Proviso,” Young American Republic, accessed May 20, 2022, http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/youngamerica/items/show/45.