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How did California gold rush affect the issue of slavery?

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How did the Gold Rush affect the issue of slavery? California applied as a free state in late 1849. The Gold Rush then had forced the nation once again to confront the divisive issue on slavery. Missourians had come into eastern Kansas for the great farming conditions, and since farms need many people to help, they brought slaves with them.

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