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The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48).Soon after the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of $2 million as part of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty.he Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48).
The first proponent of the concept was Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan, who put the idea forward while opposing the Wilmot Proviso in 1846. The concept was widely popularized by Stephen A. Douglas in 1854. Douglas, who coined the term, thought the settlers should vote on their status early in territorial development.