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Was the Wilmot Proviso successful?

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It was an important piece of legislation. It never became the law of the land, but it did require each Congressman to be on the record on where they stood on slavery.

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What did the wilmot proviso do?
Ban slavery in land obtained from mexico
What did wilmot proviso do?
Wilmot Provisio tried to end slavery in the Mexico section
Why did Wilmot write the Wilmot Proviso?
He was a Free Soiler and felt that in time slavery would be ended on economic grounds. He did not seek the abolition of slavery, only the containment of the practice.For the record however it was...
David Wilmot and the Wilmot Proviso?
He introduced it into legislation but was not its author. Jacob Brinkerhoff wrote the legislation.
How did the North feel about the Wilmot Proviso?
They generally favored it.