The original state proposed was called Deseret. It covered a much larger area than the modern state of Utah.
After the Compromise of 1850 California became a free State, on September 9, 1850.
The State of California became a free State when the Compromise of 1850 was passed.
Bennet Riley, the US military governor, called a meeting along with forty-eight other delegates and wrote the California Constitution. Then, the US government ratified the constitution and California became the 31st state September 9th, 1850.
California
California is the 31st US State.
1850
No, thanks to the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.
Brigham Young came west with the wagon train on April 14, 1847.Entry - April - 1847 "Wed. 14. - Pres. Brigham Young and his brethren of the Twelve left Winter Quarters for the Rocky Mountains. They joined the Pioneer camp near the Elkhorn River." (LDS Church Chronology 1805 - 1914, page 33)
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The Compromise of 1850.
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850 becoming the 31st state to join the Union.
September 9, 1850 California became a state
Henry Clay
Sept. 9, 1850
After the Compromise of 1850 California became a free State, on September 9, 1850.
Henry Clay proposed the comprimise of 1850
Brigham Young was appointed the first governor of the Utah Territory by President Fillmore in 1850, and served until 1858. The territorial capital of Utah was Fillmore, and it was placed in Millard County. It remains a thriving small town.