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How did the Wilmot Proviso relate to the Mexican War?

It changed the payment to Mexico from thirty to fifteen million dollars.

It declared the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas.

It proposed banning slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.

It sought Spain’s help in fighting Mexico.

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It proposed banning slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.

(The Wilmot Proviso, introduced in 1846 by Rep. David Wilmot, sought to bar slavery from any lands gained from Mexico in the Mexican War.)