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as a part of the United States, but political, economic and social changes were already in place when James Marshall discovered gold in the American River in 1847.
SLIDE #2: California Republic Speaker Notes The rebellious declaration of the California Republic in 1846 and the subsequent end of the Mexican War in
1848 led to Californian statehood in 1850. But the California Gold Rush and the movement of more than 300,000 Americans and immigrants into the state between 1847 and 1856
increased the speed at which Californias government developed. SLIDE #3: 1844-1847 1844: Fremonts topographical engineers cross the Sierras and map the San Joaquin Valley. 1845: Fremont
returns to continue surveying the emigrant train passes in the Sierras. 1846: On June 10th, Americans in Sonoma declare an independent California Republic in what was deemed the Bear
Flag Revolt. 1846: On July 9th, Americans in California take arms against Mexico, ending the short-lived California Republic. 1847: In January, the American victory in the Cahuenga Capitulation
led to the end of the war ("California As I Saw It", 2000). SLIDE #4: Alta California 150,000 indigenous people 14,000 people from European or Mexican decent
Native tribes lived in the mountains Missionaries settled in the south, hear Monterey Bay Some settled in an the emerging trading community of Yerba Buena (now San Francisco) ("California
As I Saw It", 2000) Speaker Notes The territory of Alta California was a combination of a number of different types of settlers. The largest group was the
indigenous people of the region, who lived in the mountains and numbered more than 150,000. European and Mexican settlers in the territory of Alta numbered about 14,000, most of
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