MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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Who was allowed to be in California’s government, after it joined the United States
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Women
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Native Americans
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White men
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Black Americans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The California Constitution, which had been adopted on November 13, 1849, and proposition to admit California as a new state was submitted to Congress for debate by President Zachary Taylor on February 13, 1850.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 28, 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew entered San Diego Bay–the first Europeans to visit California. The land they named “Alta California” was occupied by diverse groups of native people who had inhabited the land for thousands of years.
Detailed explanation-3: -In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day California, to the United States.
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