The Wilmot Proviso was passed by the House of Representatives in 1846, but failed to pass the Senate. It proposed that any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American War would prohibit slavery. The failure of the Wilmot Proviso to become law highlighted the growing sectional tensions over slavery in the United States.

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The Wilmot Proviso

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The Wilmot Proviso

A) was passed by the House of Representatives, but failed in the Senate.
B) won the support of southern Whigs.
C) was passed in the Senate, but failed in the House of Representatives.
D) was passed by Congress, but vetoed by the President.
E) none of these choices

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