What California applied for statehood southern state’s feared

When California applied for statehood, Southern states feared the addition of a free state. the escape of enslaved workers. the passage of new laws to maintain slavery. the rise of the gold mining industry.

Explanation:

monarchy doesn’t have to have the hereditary element. there have been elective monarchies in the past where you choose your king-for-life and when he dies elect someone else for the job.

the constitution gives congress the power to regulate commerce "among" the several states.