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The state of California belonged to or was held by different groups at various times after its discovery by Europeans, but it was never a U.S. territory. At the end of the Mexican-American War in the mid-1800s, the U.S. purchased California from Mexico and it was run by the military until it became a state in 1850.
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What year did California become a territory?
The year that California became a territory was around 1848 after the Mexican-American War. It became a state in 1850.
What was the territory that petitioned for statehood as a free state?
There were several such territories, like Maine and California. Please be more specific.
Was there ever an Ohio territory before it became a state?
No there was not. In fact in the mission and rancho times in the 1800's Ohio was not a territory.
What was the busiest port in territory and later state of California during the gold rush?
San Francisco
Was Arizona a slave state?
It was briefly a Confederate Territory until the US Army's California Column drove the CSA out.
Who suggested California to become a State?
The California territory took a vote to decide if California should become a state.
Was California a territory before it was a state?
Before it became a state, California was known as Spanish territory until the US claimed it for itself, so yes.
Acquired from Mexico in 1848 and anmitted as a free state in 1850 without ever having been a territory?
California (Sep 9, 1850).
What year did California become a territory?
The year that California became a territory was around 1848 after the Mexican-American War. It became a state in 1850.
Was California a territory before it became a state?
Before it became a state, California was known as Spanish territory until the US claimed it for itself, so yes.
Which one is larger California or Missouri?
California today but from 1812 until part of it became a state in 1821 Missouri as a territory was larger than California was then or probably ever became including all of the upper or new California territory of 1847 & all of baja then & now & all submerged lands off the coast & probably all California dreaming too
The colonies were independent nations upon the defeat of the British during our revolution. Was California a territory of the US or an independent nation when it was admitted as a state?
California was a territory
What was the territory that petitioned for statehood as a free state?
There were several such territories, like Maine and California. Please be more specific.
How did Baja California Sur get its name?
After the Mexican-American War, the whole territories of California were split on Alta California (Upper California) which corresponds to the present-day US state of California, and Baja California (Lower California) which corresponds to the peninsula of the same name. It became the territory of Baja California for the following 80 years, until 1930 when the Mexican Congress decided to split up such territory in two: the North Territory of Baja California (Territorio Norte de Baja California) and South Territory of Baja California (Territorio Sur de Baja California), being divided by the 28th parallel.Years later in 1951, Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes announced that the North Territory of Baja California satisfied the conditions required by the Constitution to be admitted as a free and sovereign state: population and economic ability to survive without federal support. The new state was named as Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (English: Free and Sovereign State of Baja California).Finally, in 1974 Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez pushed a bill for the South Territory of Baja California to be elevated to the category of state.
What side was California on for the civil war?
it was a territory then, im pretty sure it wasnt a state
What was alta California considered to be when Mexico won it's independence?
It was a sparsely populated territory (owned by the republic, but not considered a full-fledged state). Its official name was Territorio de Alta California (Upper California Territory)
Was there ever an Ohio territory before it became a state?
No there was not. In fact in the mission and rancho times in the 1800's Ohio was not a territory.
