# Wilmot Proviso

> Proposed legislative provision that slavery would be forbidden in any territory acquired by the United States in the Mexican-American war; triggered US political crisis leading to Compromise of 1850

**Wikidata**: [Q1661295](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661295)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Proviso)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wilmot-proviso


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Wilmot_Proviso-RE8P3)