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When the United States took the California territory from Mexico, California had no choice but to apply to become a state.
The reason people wanted California to become a state was to have the same representation in politics and to get the same benefits and rights protections that other states had. In a way they were forced. The United States didn't want the territory to go back to Mexico, so the only way it would be represented was if it applied to become a United States state.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe annexation of California was a provision included in the Compromise of 1850. There was great controversy over making California a state because it would be admitted into the Union as a free state, and that would upset the balance of representation in Congress between free states and slave states.
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∙ 11y agoCalifornians soon realized that they needed a strong government to stop such lawlessness. In 1849, they drafted a state constitution. Then they asked to be admitted to the Union. Their request caused uproar in the United States. Many people wanted to know whether the new state would allow slavery. California was admitted to the Union in 1850 as a free state.
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∙ 12y agoIn 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. Several days earlier, January 24, 1848, gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento, and the ensuing gold rush hastened California's admittance to the Union. 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.
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∙ 6y agothey became a state becouse the gold rush (califorina had lots of gold on there property)
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∙ 12y agobecause thats when people envented california
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∙ 14y agobecause of the president
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∙ 11y agopopulation growth
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Why did Hawaii not want to become a state?
For many it meant an increase in taxes.
How do you explain the Missouri Compromise?
Well, the Missouri compromise is something that happened in 1850. It was a fight between the slave state and free statesenators. They wanted to keep the houses equal. The Slave States didnt want Maine to become a state because the Free states would have an extra 2 people. The free states didn't want Missouri to become a state because then the slave state senators would have an extra 2 people. So then finally someone came up with the idea for Maine and Missouri to become a state at the same time. Thus causing there to still be equal slave and free state senators.
Why did president Zachary Taylor want to admit California as a state immediately?
to take it fro mexico
Why did France want Poland to become an independent state after World War 1?
because they were afraid of the Germans
Why would people want to become scholar-official?
There is no such person as a " scholar official."
Did the south want California to become a state?
Yes
Can California and Nevada be joined and become a state?
California and Nevada could be joined and become a state. Yes it is possible. Will it happen? No. Both now have two senators. If they joined they would lose two senators. They would lose power. That will not happen. California is now broke. If Nevada joined California the people of Nevada would need to help pay debts they had no part in creating. A number of California retirees receive much larger pensions than their equivalents in Nevada. The people of Nevada would not want to pay them.
Why did people want Wisconsin to become a state?
loser loser loser loser
Why did the western migration and the California gold rush?
In 1848 gold was found in Columa California at the sawmill of John Sutter and this resulted in the gold rush. California had all ready become a territory called the Bear Flag Republic when John C Fremont took the Mexican governor hostage in Monterey. He was taken to Sutters Fort in Sacramento. So many people came into California seeking gold that by 1850 California became a state September 9, 1850.
How many people suffer from anorexia in California?
beccause many people want to make it to the top (become famous) be a well know celebrity so they become anorexic to keep there shape
What year did California want to be a state?
1956
Why do people want to become photographers?
why do people want to become photographers?
Why are some people afraid to live in ca?
The state suffers from so many earthquakes, it's understandable that people wouldn't want to move in to California
Did the north want California to be a free state?
Yes
How does a new state become a part of a state?
A new state becomes part of a state when the state they want to join has to accept them if they want to
Was California a confederate state in the civil war?
depending on how you want to view it California was more or less a neautral state though it was classifed as a Union state.
Did solon borland want to admit California as a free state?
no
