What was a plan to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico?

O A. The Fugitive Slave Act

OB. The Missouri Compromise

O C. The Wilmot Proviso

O D. The Dred Scott decision

C. The Wilmot Proviso

Explanation:

The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American War. The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.

Answer: the Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48).