The admission of C. California as a free state threatened to upset the balance of power and violate the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise was an agreement made in 1820 that aimed to maintain the balance between free and slave states. California's admission as a free state in 1850 contributed to tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.
The admission of ___ as a free state threatened to upset the balance of power and violate the Missouri Compromise.
B Kansas
C California
D New Mexico
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