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How did California statehood spark a new crisis over slavery?

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California statehood sparked a new crisis over slavery in that it's application for statehood threatened the balance between free and slave states. California applied as a free state, and therefore caused the balance to tip in favor of the free states.
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California statehood sparked a new crisis over slavery in that it's application for statehood threatened the balance between free and slave states.

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