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Bought time for the Union; held off succession ii. Made Northern states stronger b/c CA admitted as free state ili. Made North more determined to save Union from succession iv. South not happyv. Created new problems - Fugitive Slave Law & popular sovereignty become new sources of controversy1. Northern states hate enforcing fugitive slave laws; try to pass state laws restricting it2. Popular sovereignty causes problems like "Bleeding Kansas" (pro-slavery voters fighting anti-slavery voters; groups moving into territory solely to vote for or against slavery)
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