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new territories/states were prevented from banning slavery

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Q: In response to the Wilmot Proviso John C Calhoun introduced legislation that would do what?
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David Wilmot and the Wilmot Proviso?

He introduced it into legislation but was not its author. Jacob Brinkerhoff wrote the legislation.


What year did the Wilmot Proviso start?

It was added to legislation in 1846.


How was john calhoun proposal different from the wilmot proviso?

John C. Calhoun's proposal was different from the Wilmot Proviso because Calhoun's proposal stated that neither congress nor any territorial government had the authority to ban slavery from a territory or regulate it in any way. The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to a funding bill that was created by President James K. Polk and was made to establish and fund peace negotiations with Mexico for a Treaty to end the Mexican American War.


How was John C Calhoun proposal different from the Wilmot Proviso?

John C. Calhoun's proposal was different from the Wilmot Proviso because Calhoun's proposal stated that neither congress nor any territorial government had the authority to ban slavery from a territory or regulate it in any way. The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to a funding bill that was created by President James K. Polk and was made to establish and fund peace negotiations with Mexico for a Treaty to end the Mexican American War.


What was the name of the proposal david wilmot introduced in 1846?

The wilmot proviso


Who was the Wilmot Proviso named for?

Congressman Wilmot of Pennsylvanis who introduced the bill.


What did the Wilmot proviso proposed?

Introduced by David Wilmont, the wilmont proviso proposed to ban slavery in any territory gained from, or after the Mexican American War.


What year did the Wilmot Proviso take place?

It was first introduced in 1846.


Who actually drafted the Wilmot Proviso?

It was written by Jacob Brinkerhoff of Ohio who was not called on by the Speaker of the House. Several Congressmen had a copy of the proposed legislation of what should be known in History as the Brinkerhoff Proviso.


Was the Wilmot Proviso to the Mexican American War legislation approved?

No, it passed in the House but failed to receive Senate approval.


Who was invovled in the Wilmot Proviso?

Jacob Brinkerhoff of Ohio was the author, but the Speaker of the House recognised Wilmot and so it bears his name.


What is a proposed law that prohibited slavery in any lands won from Mexico?

wilmot proviso