Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the:

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Jonah Pope

4 May, 21:19

Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the:

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Josephine Madden · Answer 1

Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the "Wilmot Proviso," since this was during the time when the North was very much against the spread of slavery in the United States.