MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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No they were trying to get statehood
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No they were at the Monterey Convention
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Yes, they became a state a year after the Gold Rush
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though far from the main fighting, California made an outsized contribution to the Union victory, mostly in the form of gold and troops. As one of only two states in the entire Western United States, California could scarcely have been more isolated at the start of the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though it had only been a part of the United States for less than two years, California becomes the 31st state in the union (without ever even having been a territory) on September 9, 1850.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gold Rush significantly influenced the history of California and the United States. It created a lasting impact by propelling significant industrial and agricultural development and helped shape the course of California’s development by spurring its economic growth and facilitating its transition to statehood.
Detailed explanation-5: -The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300, 000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.