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California is neither. In the United States a territory is a location under US ownership which has not yet become a state. A colony, as I understand it, would be a location where we exert full control but no ownership. We do not have colonies, technically, though the difference between a territory and a colony might be debated.
An example of a territory is Puerto Rico. It is fully owned and controlled by the US. Its citizens are US citizens. But it has not yet become a state and so has no official seats in Congress.
What else can I help you with?
What is the significance of the Petra?
it is a space colany
Is Holland french or dutch colany?
i think french
Which group claimed that they came from Amaterasu?
i think it was the plymouth colany
The first coliny founded?
the only person in the colany that had parents in north America
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 were the names of the 1800 territories?
The Northwest territory, the Louisiana territory, the Texas territory, the New Mexico, California, and Oregon territories, and the Florida territory.
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.
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
Who suggested California to become a State?
The California territory took a vote to decide if California should become 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)
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.
Why did Mexicans build settlements in California?
Mexicans built settlements in California up until 1848 because that territory belonged to Mexico. After the Treaty of Hidalgo it became the territory of the United States.
