In 1850 what settlers approved a constitution banning slavery and applied to congress to become a state?

In 1850, the settlers in California approved a constitution that banned slavery and applied to Congress for statehood. This move was part of the larger context of the Compromise of 1850, which aimed to address the divisive issue of slavery in newly acquired territories. California was admitted as a free state, significantly impacting the balance of power between free and slave states in the United States.