The state that caused a national crisis in 1849-1850 was California. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to a massive influx of settlers, resulting in California's rapid application for statehood in 1850. This created tensions over the issue of slavery, as California was proposed to be a free state, challenging the balance between free and slave states established by the Missouri Compromise. The crisis ultimately contributed to the Compromise of 1850, which aimed to address the escalating sectional conflicts.
After the Compromise of 1850 California became a free State, on September 9, 1850.
The State of California became a free State when the Compromise of 1850 was passed.
Bennet Riley, the US military governor, called a meeting along with forty-eight other delegates and wrote the California Constitution. Then, the US government ratified the constitution and California became the 31st state September 9th, 1850.
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No, thanks to the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.
Brigham Young came west with the wagon train on April 14, 1847.Entry - April - 1847 "Wed. 14. - Pres. Brigham Young and his brethren of the Twelve left Winter Quarters for the Rocky Mountains. They joined the Pioneer camp near the Elkhorn River." (LDS Church Chronology 1805 - 1914, page 33)
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The Compromise of 1850.
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union.
September 9, 1850 California became a state
Sept. 9, 1850
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After the Compromise of 1850 California became a free State, on September 9, 1850.
Henry Clay proposed the comprimise of 1850
The State of California became a free State when the Compromise of 1850 was passed.