sep 9, 1850 - California becomes a state
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California (CA) joins the US as the 16th free state and the 31st state overall. At this point, the balance between free and slave states becomes permanently upset, as no slave counterpart to California was ever admitted. This left the Union with more free than slave states, removing Southern power in the Senate.
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