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On Monday September 9,1850 California entered the Union as the 31st state.
California was admitted to the Union as a Free State.
Yes, California entered the Union prior to the Civil War.
The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the state of Washington DC. It also allowed California to become part of the union as a slave free state.
Compromise of 1850
No, thanks to the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.
Under the provisions of the Missouri Compromise, Maine was the state that entered the Union with Missouri.
Compromise of 1850
California did enter the Union as a free state - too big to fit the terms of the Missouri Compromise. The key question was: What would have happened if California had entered the Union as two separate states, North and South California, meeting on the Missouri line? I believe war could then have been averted.
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In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of September 9, 1850.
maine entered the union as a slave state
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union.
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On Monday September 9,1850 California entered the Union as the 31st state.