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Congressman David Wilmot, even before the end of the Mexican-War, proposed legislation that would outlaw the expansion of slavery into the new territory, should the United States acquire it. Read about his reasons for proposing the legislation, the opposition to it, and the fate of the legislation.
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- Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)