Question

Why did the South fear admitting California as a free state

Answer 1

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Southerners were afraid that if they admitted California as a free state, when it came to vote on things like the Wilmot proviso, free states would have majority rule.

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Answer 2

The south fear admittimg that California was a free state because of the frams of cotton and if they were a free state than no more slave in California. Which would be good.