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Was California a free or a slave state and how was that decision made?
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This vast territory extended so far on either side of the Missouri line that a
new Compromise had to be worked out.
To get California admitted as free soil, Congress had to make special concessions to the South, of which the most controversial was the Fugitive Slave Act, where official slave-catchers were appointed, to hunt down runaways.
This raised the temperature of the debate, and certainly hastened the onset of civil war.
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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 was a barrier to admitting California to the union?
it was not clear weather or not it should be a free state or a slave state
What was the south's reaction when California was admitted as a free state?
The south in an uproar threatened to secede, if the balance of slave and free states was not maintained.
Was Ohio a slave-free state?
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
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
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.
Was California a free state or slave state?
Free-
Did living in a free state mean a slave was free?
No. The Dred Scott decision basically said all the states of the USA were slave states and a slave in a "free" state was still a slave. The Dred Scott decision helped to lead to the Civil War.
Did the Mexican Cession have anything to do with the Compromise of 1850?
Yes. The decision of whether California would be admitted to the USA as a slave-state or free soil.
Did California vote to be a slave state or a free state?
It voted to be a FREESTATE! dip -____-'
What was the decision about slavery for Kansas and Nebraska?
Nebraska will become a free state and kansas a slave state.
Which action allowed California to become a free state and Texas a slave state?
the compromise of 1850
What was a barrier to admitting California to the union?
it was not clear weather or not it should be a free state or a slave state
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.
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 might southerners be upset if California were admitted as a free state than Northerners might be if it were admitted as a slave state?
California is huge and the South wanted California to be part of the Confederacy.
