Wilmot Proviso
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Within Vinony's link graph, Wilmot Proviso is referenced by 126 other articles, and connects out to James K. Polk, Parallel 36°30′ north and William Lowndes Yancey.
It is catalogued under topics including 1846 in the United States, Expansion of slavery in the United States and History of United States expansionism.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Named after
- David Wilmot
- Country
- United States
- Main subject
- slavery in the United States
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- Commons category
- Wilmot Proviso
- point in time
- 1846-00-00
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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