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The California Statehood Act, officially An Act for the Admission of the State of California into the Union and also known as the California Admission Act, is the federal legislation that admitted California to the United States as the thirty-first state. Passed in 1850 by the 31st United States Congress, the law made California one of only a ...
1850 in the United States by state or territory. Years of the 19th century in California. 1850s in California. Hidden categories: Commons category link from Wikidata. Category series navigation year redirected (base change) Category series navigation using skip-gaps parameter. Category series navigation year and decade.
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The Society of California Pioneers, established in 1850, is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of California art, history, and culture. Founded by individuals arriving in California before 1850 and thriving under the leadership of several generations of their direct descendants, the Society has continuously served its members, the academic ...
California joined the Union as a free state via the Compromise of 1850. By the end of the 19th century, California was still largely rural and agricultural , with a population of about 1.4 million. Pre-Columbian history (c. 13,000 BC – 1530 AD) [ edit ]
The Compromise of 1850 later permitted California to be admitted to the Union as a free state. Gwin and war hero/abolitionist John C. Frémont became California's first Senators . Although California entered the Union as a free state, the framers of the state constitution wrote into law the systematic denial of suffrage and other civil rights ...
Pages in category "1850 establishments in California" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Civil War split in the Democratic Party allowed Abraham Lincoln to carry the state, albeit by only a slim margin. Unlike most free states, Lincoln won California with only a plurality as opposed to the outright majority in the popular vote. In the beginning of 1861, as the secession crisis began, the secessionists in San Francisco made an ...