Explain why Northerners favored the Wilmot Proviso and why Southerners did not.

The Northerners favored the Wilmot Proviso and the Southerners did not because they did not believe in slavery. The Wilmot Proviso stated that slavery will not exist in newly acquired territories from the Mexican war. For example, territories of Utah, New Mexico, and California would be closed to slavery forever.

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