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A free state is a state in the United States where slavery was prohibited by law. States admitted as free states did not allow for slavery within their borders, in contrast to slave states where slavery was legal.

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California was admitted as a free state and the slave trade was banned in Washington dc under the?

Compromise of 1850


What was California became free state and the fugitive slave law was passed called?

The event you are referring to is the Compromise of 1850, where California was admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law was enacted. This law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, regardless of where they were caught in the United States.


If a slave escaped into a free state he or she was automatically free?

Not necessarily. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required free states to aid in the capture and return of escaped slaves. This meant that even if a slave reached a free state, they were at risk of being apprehended and returned to their owner.


What was the compromise resolved the issue that involved slavery?

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War. The compromise included California being admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act to return escaped slaves to their owners, and popular sovereignty to determine slave or free status in other territories.


What was it based upon to make a state be free or slave?

The issue of whether a state would be free or slave was based on factors such as the economic system in place (agricultural vs. industrial), social values concerning slavery, and political power dynamics within the state. These factors influenced whether the state's population supported the institution of slavery or opposed it.

Related Questions

What did the The Missouri Compromise propose?

Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


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 conditons was Maine admitted to the US?

That it would be a Free State.


What The Missouri Compromise admitted as a free state and Maine was admitted as a free state.?

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


What of state was California admitted as?

There was never a question about CA that we would be a free state. We became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.


What were the provisions of the the Missouri compromise?

1. It admitted Maine as a free state 2. It admitted Missouri as a slave state 3. It established the 36 30 line which stated that any state above the line would be free and any state below it will be slave (It is later repealed)


Missouri was admitted to the union as a?

Missouri was admitted as a slave state. This was part of the Missouri compromise in which Missouri would enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state. True or False?

True. Maine would be admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states in the Senate.


What proposed the Missouri compromise?

Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


What did the Missouri Compromise purpose?

Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.


How did the Kansas-Nebraska act deal with the spread of slavery?

that kaNSAS WAS ADMITTED AS A FREE STATE


What was the outcome of California application for statehood?

California was admitted in to the Union as a free state. It became a state on September 9, 1850 and was the 31st state to be admitted to the Union.