The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have
A) prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico.
B) required California to enter the Union as a slave state.
C) overturned the Fugitive Slave Law.
D) prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.
E) authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.

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The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.

The Wilmot Proviso, If Adopted, Would Have