events leading to the civil war
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US History [1]
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12/3/13 US HISTORY EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVAL WAR STATE HOOD FOR CALIFORNIA -AQUIRED CALIFORNIA, UTAH, AND NEW MEICO IN THE MEXICAN CESSION -RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IN 1849 FROM THE GOLD RUSH -PROBLEM: CALIFORNIA REQUESTS STATEHOOD -SOUTHERNERS ARGUMENT- MOST OF CALIFORNIA IS BELOW THE 36?30 LINE SOTHEY THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE A SLAVE STATE -NORTHERN ARGUMENT- DIDN?T WANT THE BALANCE OF POWER IN CONGRESS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH COMPROMISE OF 1850 -HENREY CLAY COMPROMISE AGAIN! -1ST- CALIFORNIA IS A FREE STATE (HELPS THE NORTH) - -2ND- NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT (HELPS THE SOUTH) -3RD- POPULAR SOVEIGNTY- IN UTAH AND NEW MEXICO TERRITORIES (PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE CAN VOTE ON SLAVERY) FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT -ALLEGED FUGITIVES ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A TRIAL