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How did the issue of admittingcalifornia to the union in 1850 again raise the debate over slavery?
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∙ 14y ago
California extended so far South of the Missouri line that when it was admitted as free soil, there had to be concessions to the South.
One of these was the toughening-up of the Fugitive Slave Act, which infuriated the Abolitionists, and raised the whole temperature of the argument.
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∙ 12y agoTo get the South to agree to the admission of California as a free state, Congress had to make a big gesture of appeasement in the form of the new toughened-up Fugitive Slave Act.
It was this that aroused resentment in the North and caused Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin, raising the temperature of the debate and bringing war closer.
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How the Webster-Hayne debate about a larger issue than land policy?
It was also a debate about the issue of slavery.
How did the issue of admitting California to the Union in 1850 again raise the debate over slavery?
Admitting California into the Union in 1850 gave raise over the debate over slavery. It was against Federal law of the confederacy to harbor slaves in free states.
How did the issue of admitting California to the Union in 1850 again raise the debates over slavery?
Admitting California into the Union in 1850 gave raise over the debate over slavery. It was against Federal law of the confederacy to harbor slaves in free states.
What issue divided Congress in the debate over passage of Wilmot Proviso?
The extension of slavery into new territories
What issue divided Congress in the debate over passage of the Wilmont Provisi?
The extension of slavery into new territories
Why did Abraham make slavery's expansion the Central issue of the Lincoln Douglas debate?
This was because Abraham Lincoln wanted there to be no more slaves and no more slavery.
How were the political parties affected by the debate over slavery?
Slavery was a contentious issue in United States politics throughout history, becoming a topic in the drafting of the Constitution
What new state raised the issue of slavery again in 1850?
California.
What events made slavery an issue of public debate?
One reason that slavery became a public debate was Uncle Tom's Cabin, this novel exposed many Northerners to slavery for the first time ever. Also the invention of the cotton gin greatly increased the need for slave labor, so their was a boom in slavery in the South.
Why did slavery become a major national issue in 1850?
the issue of slavery became important again in 1850. At that time, california requested to join the union as a free state.
What does this statement mean browns raid on harpers ferry and his execution further polarized north and south and made a resolution of the slavery issue the center of national debate?
It means that Brown's death split the country down the middle on the slavery issue.
Which state's admission to the union ignited a great political debate over the issue of slavery?
You could be referring to Missouri in 1819/20 or California in 1850.
