The Wilmot Proviso
A. was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
B. prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
C. passed in the House and was signed into law.
D. banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
E. overturned the Missouri Compromise.
Answer: B
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