David Wilmot wanted slavery prohibited in territories acquired from which country?

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Annabella · Answer 1 · 2019-10-14T02:35:53+0000

Mexico

Wilmot was a Democrat, a Free Soiler, and a Republican. He was a sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso (1846), intended to ban slavery in western lands gained from Mexico in the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848.

David Wilmot wanted slavery prohibited in territories acquired from which country?

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