The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.
Answer Byzantines
Explanation: Im from gwinnet county we took a test and i picked that and got it correct
American settlers started moving west because they wanted a better life, a big factor of settlers moving west was also for land since it was very cheap, also gold and mining opportunities.
Farms specifically cotton farms
