WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST What event led to the Compromise of 1850?
(20 Points)
a. California wanted to enter the Union as a free state.
b. Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state.
c. South Carolina argued it (and other southern states) were being unfairly taxed by Congress.
d. Texas wanted to enter the union as a slave state.

A. California wanted to enter the Union as a free state.

Explanation:

The crisis arose from the request of the territory of California (December 3, 1849) to be admitted to the Union with a constitution prohibiting slavery. The problem was complicated by the unresolved question of slavery's extension into other areas ceded by Mexico the preceding year (see Mexican-American War).

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