The Wilmot Proviso was introduced in Congress in 1846 and aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. Its passage and rejection became a symbol of the debate over slavery and its expansion into new territories in the United States.

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The Wilmot Proviso

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The Wilmot Proviso

A) symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories.
B) gained House and Senate approval in 1846.
C) settled once and for all the issue of slavery in California.
D) allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848.
E) left the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah to people of those territories.

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