Question

How did California statehood cause the Missouri compromise to be reconsidered by congress?

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Answer 1

California statehood caused the Missouri Compromise to be reconsidered by Congress because it upset the balance of free and slave states in the Senate. The Missouri Compromise had established a line at 36° 30' north latitude, north of which slavery was prohibited and south of which it was allowed. With California entering as a free state, the number of free states increased, tipping the balance in favor of the North and prompting Southern states to demand new compromises.

Answer 2

California requested permission to enter the Union as a free state, potentially upsetting the balance between the free and slave states in the U.S. Senate. Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South.

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