Question

Which allowed California to enter as a free state and new Southwestern territories to decide the slavery question on their own?

Answer 1

In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, non slavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850.

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