California became an unorganized territory of the United States, the land belonged to the United States, but it wasnt an official state, under which Treaty

ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

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California became an unorganized territory of the United States, the land belonged to the United States, but it wasn’t an official state, under which Treaty

A	Guadalupe-Hidalgo
B	Versailles
C	San Sebastian
D	San Francisco

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.

Detailed explanation-2: -ARTICLE VIII Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -922 (1850) In 1821 Mexico, having declared its independence from Spain, took control of the territory that now includes all of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and parts of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

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ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH