MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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go to war with Mexico
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give rights to all Californios
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send money to the president
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create a state constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -California’s first constitution was approved in 1849 and was published in both English and Spanish. Full text and digital images of the English version and images of the Spanish version are available in the Records of the Constitutional Convention of 1849.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1849 California adopted a constitution banning slavery and applied for admission to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why Study the Massachusetts Constitution. The 1780 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, drafted by John Adams, is the world’s oldest functioning written constitution. It served as a model for the United States Constitution, which was written in 1787 and became effective in 1789.
Detailed explanation-4: -Constitution of the State of California. This is the handwritten “third reading” copy of the constitution that the convention adopted on October 10 and 11, 1849. The delegates signatures are included.