Although it has been credited to an Ohioan named Jacob Brinkerhoff, it is n
Although it has been credited to an Ohioan named Jacob Brinkerhoff, it is named for a Democrat from northern Pennsylvania. When it failed in the Senate, the Congressman after whom it is named adapted a bill proposed by Preston King in its place, which was passed as an amendment to the Three Million Bill. FTP, identify this controversial amendment, originally proposed on August 8, 1846, which stated that any land acquired from Mexico would have to be free of slavery.
Although it has been credited to an Ohioan named Jacob Brinkerhoff, it is named for a Democrat from northern Pennsylvania.
the {Wilmot Proviso}