Question

In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania submitted a proposal to Congress that would have outlawed slavery in which area?

Answer 1

Any area that the US would have gained from winning the Mexican-American war

Answer 2

Answer:

In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania submitted a proposal to Congress that would have outlawed slavery in the territories acquired after the Mexican-American War. It was called Wilmot Proviso.

Explanation:

The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal filed on August 8, 1846 by David Wilmot, a member of the House of Representatives, in the US Congress. It stated that slavery could not be introduced in the vast areas that had fallen to the United States during the Mexican-American War. The application was filed several times over the next few years, but it was never passed. This failed mainly because of the resistance in the Senate. It is considered one of the incidents leading to the Civil War.

The Wilmot Proviso was initially obsolete by the Compromise of 1850. With the entry into force of the 13th Amendment in 1865, slavery was then banned throughout the country.