subject: The Factors Leading California To Become A State [print this page] California is one of the states in AmericaCalifornia is one of the states in America. It lies on the western coast. In 1848 America and Mexico agreed on a treaty which put an end to the war that happened between them. America was able to get a major part of the Southwestern region. One of them is California. In January of 1848 gold was mined from California. This was also the time that the state got admitted to the union.
1. The first answer to the question when did California become a state is when people began to populate the region because people wanted to find gold. It was called the "Gold rush". People came rushing to go to California to find gold. This was the start of California's statehood because the population in California grew and the time came that they needed to have a government to rule them.
2. The second answer to the question when did California become a state is when it was declared a state in 1849 by the United Sates Congress. This happened because the state wanted to be one of the places where slavery is banned. California became a member of the Union as a state without slaves. They became part of the agreement known as the 1850 Compromise.
3. The third answer to the question when did California become a state is in the 9th of September, 1850 it was declared as the thirty first state of America. Then people from different cultural backgrounds came to California. They came because they were searching for better livelihood opportunities. California is also a beautiful place to live in.
4. The fourth answer to the question when did California become a state is when the government of California found the place where they can establish the capital. In the beginning they weren't able to find the best place to install the seat of their government. There was a senator named Mariano Vallejo who gave his land so there can be a place for the capital and the government officials gathered there for more than a month however that place was not sufficient for all the facilities.
The California capital then moved to the town called Benicia which is near San Francisco Bay however the space was still not enough. They then moved to a large house near the San Pablo Bay. It was a good place because it was also near the foot of the Sierra hills where gold mining happened, however the space was very limited, that expansion of the place was not possible. Then they finally moved to the Sacramento River Delta in 1854.
