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What was wilmot proviso plan

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banning slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.

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It is the answer on edg. The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico during the Mexican–American War. The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.

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