The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that?

Question

a. Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States.
b. slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States
c. the United States should annex all of Mexico.
d. slavery in the territories would be determined by democratic vote.

Answer 1

B. slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States

It read:
"Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted."

Answer 2

The answer is B, but it failed in Congress.

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