The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to __________
A) annex all of Mexico as U.S. territory
B) prohibit slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico
C) grant voting rights to women in the western territories
D) encourage increased immigration from Mexico to the Unites States
E) give more southwestern territory to the Mexican government
Answer: B
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