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the union(yankees) were the northern territory. answered by eragon56 the northern territory was the union, they were the group trying to acheive emancipation. at this point they were not truly the united states, but a division of. due the temporary loss of the south Answer During the Mexican War, the question arose about accepting California as a new state. Would it be a slave state or a free state? Who would decide? The Southern states felt that if the US Congress decided, then they would lose their political control. This caused much discussion and debate that lead to a break down of relations that resulted in the Civil War.

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