Why were southern leaders agitated by California's request to join the Union? A. They feared California would be a state in which fugitive slaves could find refuge. B. They worried California would overtake the South in production of cotton and tobacco. C. They felt that California's gold wealth gave it an unfair economic advantage. D. They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.

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Jeremiah Fleming

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12 October, 11:22

Why were southern leaders agitated by California's request to join the Union? A. They feared California would be a state in which fugitive slaves could find refuge. B. They worried California would overtake the South in production of cotton and tobacco. C. They felt that California's gold wealth gave it an unfair economic advantage. D. They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.

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Cynthia Yoder · Answer 1

Answer: A, C and E

A) California approve the constitution that banned slavery

C) Free states would gain and majority over slave states in the senate

E) Other western territories my follow California's example of entering as a free state

Explanation: I got it wrong it told me these were the correct ones