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Why did southerns not won't to upset the balance of power by letting California enter the union as a free state?
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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.
on What day did California enter the union as a free state?
On Monday September 9,1850 California entered the Union as the 31st state.
In 1850 which state wanted to enter the union as a free state?
The compromise of 1850 was made to bring peace to the North and South. It was at the line of latitude below Missouri all the way to the East Coast.
What was the first state on the Pacific coast admitted into union?
California was the first state on the Pacific coast to be admitted into the union. California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union. Oregon was admitted into the Union on February 14, 1859 becoming the 33rd state to join the union. Washington was admitted into the Union on November 11, 1889 becoming the 42nd state to join the Union.
Did California enter the US as a free state or slave?
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.
Why did southerners not want to upset the balance of power by letting California enter the union as?
Because if California joined as a free state, then there would the North, and so the free states, would have a majority in both the House and more importantly, the Senate. This would allow them to pass anti-slave legislation if they wanted, as long as the President approved it and did not veto.
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
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.
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.
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