The Wilmot Proviso, admission of California into the Union, and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

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All of these events were centered around the issue of slavery and its extension into new territories. The Wilmot Proviso attempted to ban slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico, the admission of California as a free state was controversial due to the balance of free and slave states in Congress, and the Missouri Compromise dealt with the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of power. Thus, the extension of slavery was a volatile issue in these events.

The Wilmot Proviso, Admission of California into the Union, and the Missouri