california & the civil war
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California became a US territory in 1848
James W. Marshall (a worker building a sawmill for John Sutter) Discovered gold in the riverbed
Marshall tried to keep it secret but rumors spread like wildfire that there was gold in the California territory
Eventually a few pieces were sent to Washington where the rumors became facts.
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oSettlers Created there own order in California
oThey created there own constitution and demanded to be a state
oMost Miners hated slavery due to rich people being able to have there slaves mine the gold faster for them
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The acquisition and Admission of CA threw the balance off between Slave and free states
South threatened to secede from union once the debate for CA to become a free/slave state started
The south got New Mexico and Utah for CA to become a free state during the compromise of 1850
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Accepted as a state after the compromise of 1850, it was allowed to ban slavery but must return run away slaves. This applied to ALL free states after this point in time