What major transportation development connected California more directly with the rest of the United States in 1869?
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- First transcontinental railroad
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Which set names forms of direct democracy used in California?
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What changed as California passed from Spanish to Mexican and then U.S. rule?
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- Rapid population growth accelerated the push for state government.
What important coincidence occurred in 1848?
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- Gold was discovered and the Mexican-American War formally ended.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect California?
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- The new state was still deciding on a practical permanent seat of government.
Why did Sacramento become important during the Gold Rush era?
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How do California’s Pacific ports affect the wider United States?
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