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The application for California statehood caused turmoil in Congress because?
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It would upset the balance between the slave and free states in the Senate. By Paul A Rivera
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Why the Missouri Compromise line did not provide a solution to the problem of California's statehood?
Because California was in both the north and south.
How did westward expansion increase sectional tensions?
Westward expansion created territories that eventually wished to become States. Every application for Statehood prior to the Civil War increased sectional tension because of the need to balance "free" and "slave" States in Congress.
What was the process that California became a state?
California was won during the Mexican War of 1846-1848, and was governed by US Military Governors until it's statehood in 1850. Statehood was hurriedly granted because gold was discovered in 1849, statehood followed immediately the following year. California was processed as a state just like any other state has to be, the proposed state must vote on a state constitution, this is called the Enabling Act. Then congress must pass them through the Act of Admission in which the president must sign, after this is done the state has been raitified. Also, there are regulations in which a state must qualify, such as population, local elections, and a proposal of a state constitution.
Why did Hawaii become the 50th US State?
Because when the Referendum on Statehood was taken on 27 June 1959, for every No vote there were 17 votes favoring Statehood.
How did the forty-niners contribute to the becoming of a state?
The 49ers contributed to California becoming a state because of the gold. It brought forgien people to find the gold, but while doing this they had to buy supplies from the Americans. When California applied for statehood there was some controverse to if it would be a northern or southern state
Why did californias application for state hood cause a political uproar?
California's application for statehood caused a crisis because most of the state was still under Mexican control and it wasn't known if California would be a slave state or not.
Why did California application for statehood cause an Uproar?
California's application for statehood caused an uproar because it was applying as a non-slave state. The slave states and non-slave states avoided conflict by always having an equal amount of slave and non-slave states, however, California would upset this balance. This gave the South an uneasy feeling.
Was an outcome of California's application for statehood?
California's application for statehood caused a crisis because their admission to the Union would have disturbed the balance between states that were slave states and states that were free. California was granted statehood on September 9, 1850.
Why did southern congressmen oppose California statehood?
Because screw you, that's why.
Why do California's request to become a state cause a crisist in congress?
In California's state constitution they wanted to be admitted into the union as a free state because miner during the gold rush didn't want to have to compete with slave labor. Southern slave owners didn't want that because it would offset the 15 free states and 15 slaves state balance in the senate. If another free state was added the south would lose power. The south feared if they lost power northerners would abolish slavery.
Why the Missouri Compromise line did not provide a solution to the problem of California's statehood?
Because California was in both the north and south.
How did westward expansion increase sectional tensions?
Westward expansion created territories that eventually wished to become States. Every application for Statehood prior to the Civil War increased sectional tension because of the need to balance "free" and "slave" States in Congress.
Who opposed statehood for Texas?
the north because it would be a slave state...making the votes in congress favor slave states hope this helps!
What was the process that California became a state?
California was won during the Mexican War of 1846-1848, and was governed by US Military Governors until it's statehood in 1850. Statehood was hurriedly granted because gold was discovered in 1849, statehood followed immediately the following year. California was processed as a state just like any other state has to be, the proposed state must vote on a state constitution, this is called the Enabling Act. Then congress must pass them through the Act of Admission in which the president must sign, after this is done the state has been raitified. Also, there are regulations in which a state must qualify, such as population, local elections, and a proposal of a state constitution.
What was the hurry to grant statehood to California?
Because of the gold rush 10,000 people were entering the state a day. The population was surging and there was a need for a established government. Under the constitution when a territory reaches a constitutional population they become a state. This is what happened in California. It wasn't necessarily a rushing of statehood.
Why did Hawaii become the 50th US State?
Because when the Referendum on Statehood was taken on 27 June 1959, for every No vote there were 17 votes favoring Statehood.
Who were the people responsible for encouraging of discouraging California statehood?
i think because they thought that they were better than a lot of people and they dicited to discorage them and treat them bad just because of their talent.
