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Which set includes traditional activities used by Indigenous Californians?
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- Fishing, hunting, gathering, trade, controlled burning, and plant management
Why were Indigenous societies in California diverse?
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- They adapted to many different environments across the state.
Which changes were supported by new rail connections in California?
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- Migration, commerce, agriculture, and urban growth
What did the transcontinental railroad reduce for California?
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- Its isolation from eastern U.S. markets.
Why did Sacramento become important during the Gold Rush era?
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- It was near mining regions and useful transportation routes.
Why did California’s capital move among several cities in its early years?
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- The new state was still deciding on a practical permanent seat of government.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect California?
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- It admitted California as a free state.
What important coincidence occurred in 1848?
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- Gold was discovered and the Mexican-American War formally ended.
How did the Gold Rush affect California’s path to statehood?
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- Rapid population growth accelerated the push for state government.
What changed as California passed from Spanish to Mexican and then U.S. rule?
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- Political institutions and patterns of landholding changed.
Which two other public systems are central to California higher education?
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- California State University and California Community Colleges
Which system is part of California’s public higher education structure?
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- University of California
Which set names forms of direct democracy used in California?
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- Initiatives, referendums, and recalls
What can California voters do through the initiative process?
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- Propose or approve certain laws or constitutional changes.
What are the two chambers of the California Legislature?
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- State Assembly and State Senate
How did railroads help California’s economy after the Gold Rush?
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- They gave farms and cities better access to wider markets.
What major transportation development connected California more directly with the rest of the United States in 1869?
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- First transcontinental railroad
Under which national political agreement was California admitted as a free state?
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- Compromise of 1850
How did the Gold Rush affect many Native communities?
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- It intensified dispossession and violence.
What was one environmental effect of Gold Rush mining?
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- Damage to rivers and landscapes