The Wilmot Proviso proposed that ________.

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The Wilmot Proviso declared that free labor should exist in territory gained in the Mexican War.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts:
- David Wilmot, a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania, introduced the proviso in 1846 as an amendment to a war appropriations bill.
- The proviso’s language aimed to ban slavery (and involuntary servitude) in any territory acquired from Mexico.
- It reflected Free Soil sentiment: the goal was to reserve new western lands for free white labor rather than expand slaveholding interests.
- The proviso passed the House but failed in the Senate, intensifying sectional conflict over slavery’s expansion.

2) Step-by-step reasoning process:
- Identify the proposer's intent: Wilmot sought to prevent the spread of slavery into newly acquired territories, not to abolish slavery where it already existed.
- Translate that intent into policy: a prohibition on slavery in territory gained from Mexico = establishment of “free labor” in those territories.
- Compare with the answer choices: only the first choice states that free labor should exist in the territory gained in the Mexican War, matching the proviso’s explicit aim.

3) Intermediate steps (textual analysis rather than numeric calculation):
- Read proviso’s key phrase: “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist” in territories from Mexico.
- Interpret “shall not exist” as establishing free-labor territory.
- Confirm legislative context (1846 amendment to war funding) matches choice describing territories gained in the Mexican War.

4) Why the correct answer is correct:
- The proviso directly proposed that the new territories be closed to slavery, ensuring they would be free-labor areas. That is the essence of the first option.

5) Why other options are incorrect:
- “The property of western slaveholders should be protected” is opposite: Wilmot sought to block slaveholder expansion.
- “The gag rule should be restored in Congress” refers to restricting debate on slavery petitions in the 1830s–1840s, unrelated to Wilmot’s territorial ban.
- “Slavery should be ended by the turn of the century” is a national abolition timetable; Wilmot’s measure was territorial and immediate, not a gradual nationwide end-date.

6) Conclusion:
This explanation confirms the correct answer: free labor should exist in territory gained in the Mexican War.

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