Which best explains why california’s application for statehood caused a sectional crisis?
a. california’s entrance as a free state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the north.
b. california’s entrance as a slave state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the south.
c. california’s entrance as a slave state would cause free african americans there to lose their freedom.
d. california’s entrance as a free state would cause enslaved people there to be freed automatically.