Admission of California as a Free State
By what process was California admitted to the Union as a free state in 1850?
A
Its newly formed government bypassed the territorial stage by drafting a state constitution that prohibited slavery
B
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the territorial stage was not a prerequisite for statehood
C
The newly formed state government paid a fine to the federal government in exchange for free status
D
Congress passed legislation that explicitly granted the new state the authority to ban slavery
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