Yes.
That's what caused the problem. It was such a big territory that it rendered the Missouri Compromise unworkable, and they had to cobble together a new one. This involved the Fugitive Slave Act, which sparked off 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'... and we know the rest.
California was admitted to the Union as a Free State.
CA became a state in 1850 and the law was called The Compromise of 1850.
California to be admitted as a free state.
The biggest thing was probably the Compromise of 1850. Also, California was admitted as a state.
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.
California
The Compromise of 1850
compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
California was admitted to the Union as a Free State.
On September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, California was admitted to the United States undivided as a free state, making it the 31st state of U.S.A.
CA became a state in 1850 and the law was called The Compromise of 1850.
California to be admitted as a free state.
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.
compromise of 1850
The biggest thing was probably the Compromise of 1850. Also, California was admitted as a state.