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Compromise of 1850
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After which compromise did California join the union as a free state?
Compromise of 1850
Souths opposition of Compromise of 1850?
It allowed California to join the Union as free soil, even though it extended far South of the Missouri line.
Did south California or north California join the union as freestate?
It was all one state - that was the trouble. If it had been two states, they could have joined the Union under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, and war might have been averted. Even the final attempted compromise in 1861 proposed the dividing of California as one of the terms. But that compromise was rejected by the newly-elected Lincoln (the first Republican president) because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
Which compromises might have forestalled the division between the North and the South?
To allow California to join the Union as two states - North California and South California - divided by the line of the Missouri Compromise.
What agreement avoided war in the 1850 by repealing the Missouir compromise?
The Compromise of 1850 - allowing California to join the Union as free soil, and passing the Fugitive Slave Act to appease the South.
What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave-holding states to join the union?
compromise of 1820
How did the compromise of 1850 affect California?
It allowed California to join the USA as free soil. But to get this law passed, Congress had to make a big show of appeasing the South by enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, which was enormously unpopular in the North, arousing new interest in Abolitionism.
What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave-holding Southern states to join the Union?
compromise of 1820
What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave holding southern states to join the union?
compromise of 1820
Was California the first state to join the union?
No. California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union. Delaware was admitted into the Union on December 7, 1787 becoming the 1st state to join the union.
Is California the 49th state?
No, California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union. Iowa was admitted into the Union on December 28, 1846 becoming the 29th state to join the Union.
What state was added as the result of the compromise of 1850?
Missouri. It was allowed to join the USA as a slave state, on condition that there would be no more slavery North of a line fixed by Missouri's Southern border. This compromise lasted well enough, until the admission of California made it impractical.
