What changed as California passed from Spanish to Mexican and then U.S. rule?
Correct answer(s):
- Political institutions and patterns of landholding changed.
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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.
What happened to many mission lands during Mexican secularization?
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- Control shifted away from the mission system.
Which industries first made Silicon Valley widely known?
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- Electronics and semiconductors
Which activities were important in Mexican California’s rancho economy?
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- Cattle ranching and the hide-and-tallow trade
Which later industries became important in Silicon Valley?
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- Software, internet businesses, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence
What happened to California’s non-Indigenous population during the Gold Rush?
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- It increased rapidly.
Why is water availability a major concern for California farming?
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- Agriculture depends heavily on reliable water supplies.
Which combination supplies water to California agriculture?
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- Reservoirs, rivers, canals, groundwater, and snowmelt
Where is much of California’s population concentrated?
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- Major metropolitan regions
How do California’s mountain and desert areas compare with major coastal metros in population density?
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- They are generally more sparsely populated.
Which region has California’s largest concentration of people?
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- Los Angeles region
Why are California’s fertile valleys important to the state economy?
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- They support large-scale agricultural production.
How do California’s Pacific ports affect the wider United States?
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- They connect U.S. markets with international trade routes.
Where did California’s major entertainment industry cluster develop?
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- Los Angeles region
Which was one major effect of the Spanish mission system on Indigenous communities?
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- Disease, forced labor, and colonial control changed Native life.
Where did Silicon Valley develop?
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- Southern San Francisco Bay Area