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It was admitted to the Union as free soil.
To get the South to agree to this, Congress had to make concessions, including the Fugitive Slave Act, which turned many Notherners towards Abolitionism, and pushed the country closer to civil war.
If California could have been admitted as two different states, divided along the line of the Missouri Compromise, war could have been avoided.
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What type of state did Texas enter united state as free or slave?
slave states
Why did California's request to be admitted into the Union cause a problem?
California's request to be admitted into the Union caused problems because the state wanted to be admitted as a free state. If the government allowed that it would have upset the balance of slave and free states.
Did California vote to be a slave state or a free state?
It voted to be a FREESTATE! dip -____-'
Why did Californias application for statehood caused a sectional crisis?
California's entrance as a free state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the North. California's entrance as a slave state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the South. California's entrance as a slave state would cause free African Americans there to lose their freedom. California's entrance as a free state would cause enslaved people there to be freed automatically.
Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was to be admitted as a free state.
Why did people oppose california's becoming a state?
California petitioned to enter the Union in 1849 as a free state, as in no slaves allowed. However, this would have upset the balance between free and slave states. Eventually, through the Compromise of 1850, California would be allowed to enter as a free state.
Was The admission of this state to the Union ended the balance of slave and free state?
California became a free state in 1850, ending the balance of free states and slave states. However, the slave states got a tougher fugitive slave law as a result of California's admission to the Union as a free state.
What allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state?
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Was California a free state or slave state?
Free-
Why did the southern states oppose californias statehood?
They came for gold Not to mention that the main reason was because the Union wasn't sure whether California would enter as a slave state or not. The northerners wanted California to be free, the southerners wanted California to bee slave.
What type of state did Texas enter united state as free or slave?
slave states
Did Rhode Island enter America as a slave state or a free state?
Free State
Did Oregon enter the Union as a free state or a slave state?
Oregon entered as a Free State.
What is the importance of California becoming a state?
well California was a part of mexico originally, around the time we were trying to become a state, the United states had an even number of slave/no slave states California wanted to enter in as a free(no slave) state. his caused an issue because it would obviously make the free side bigger and the slave states thought it would bring an end to slave states. Despite this after a lot of "debates" California was voted in, and because we entered as a free state we basically started the civil war, there were other factors but we were a big art in it.
Why did the North favor allowing California to enter the Union as free state?
It threatened to upset the balance of power between free and slave states.
Why were southerners against California's admission the the union as a free state?
If California entered the Union it would enter as a free state, the balance of power would be broken
What was the compromise that had Missouri enter the union as a slave state?
The compromise of 1820 allowed the state of Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state in exhange for Maine entering as a free state. The compromise also stated that any state west of the Mississippi River would enter as a free state.
