California’s admission has tipped the balance in…

October 1850 CE

California’s admission has tipped the balance in favor of free states, and an outraged South Carolina legislature discusses secession from the Union, as much of California lies south of 36°30’N, the slave-slate border enshrined in the 1821 Missouri Compromise.

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Charleston Charleston South Carolina United States View →

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South Carolina, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Mormons, or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints View → Texas, State of (U.S.A.) View → California, State of (U.S.A.) View → New Mexico, Territory of (U.S.A.) View → Utah, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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Party System, Second (United States) View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Compromise of 1850 View →

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Slaves View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View → Movements View →

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