How does California’s long growing season help farmers?
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- It allows production of a wide variety of crops.
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Which combination best describes San Francisco’s economic roles?
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- Finance, technology, tourism, and a historic port role
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 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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- It admitted California as a free state.
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.
Why did Sacramento become important during the Gold Rush era?
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- It was near mining regions and useful transportation routes.
What did the transcontinental railroad reduce for California?
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- Its isolation from eastern U.S. markets.
Which changes were supported by new rail connections in California?
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- Migration, commerce, agriculture, and urban growth
Which city grew rapidly as a port and commercial center during the Gold Rush?
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- San Francisco
Why were Indigenous societies in California diverse?
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- They adapted to many different environments across the state.
What was one environmental effect of Gold Rush mining?
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- Damage to rivers and landscapes
Which set includes traditional activities used by Indigenous Californians?
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- Fishing, hunting, gathering, trade, controlled burning, and plant management
What are the two chambers of the California Legislature?
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- State Assembly and State Senate
How did the Gold Rush affect many Native communities?
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- It intensified dispossession and violence.
What caused severe population losses among Indigenous Californians after colonization?
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- Disease, violence, coercion, and displacement
What can California voters do through the initiative process?
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- Propose or approve certain laws or constitutional changes.
Under which national political agreement was California admitted as a free state?
Correct answer(s):
- Compromise of 1850
What do Native nations and communities in California continue to protect today?
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- Sovereignty, languages, traditions, and cultural sites
Which set names forms of direct democracy used in California?
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- Initiatives, referendums, and recalls