In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

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The Wilmot Proviso, proposed by Congressman David Wilmot in 1846, aimed to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American War. This would have effectively banned slavery in the new territories of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The proposal heightened tensions between the North and the South and was ultimately unsuccessful, but it laid the groundwork for future debates over the expansion of slavery in the United States.

In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot Proposed To