California Statehood Controversy
Why did California's application for statehood provoke significant controversy?
AThe territory lacked sufficient natural resources to sustain its own economy.
BThe territory harbored a disproportionately large population of fugitive slaves.
CIts admission threatened to upset the balance of power, as there was no corresponding slave state to admit simultaneously.
DIts diverse demographic makeup alienated political leaders in Washington.
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