In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
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With the signing of the Compromise of 1850, California was formally admitted to the Union as the 31st state in the Union on September 9, 1850. The United States ...
California joined the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Nickname: Golden State. Motto: Eureka.
Sep 9, 2023 · California was admitted as the 31st state of the union on this day, September 9, in 1850. By the early 1960s it became the most populous U.S. ...
On September 9, 1850, California was admitted to the Union as our 31st state. It is the largest state by population and the third largest state by area.
Sep 9, 2021 · On September 9, 1850, California became the 31st state in the union, just two years removed from Mexican control and joining a nation in ...
Sep 11, 2019 · California was admitted to the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The decision to admit California was difficult, as Congress ...
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Sep 9, 2021 · 9, 1850, California became the 31st state of the union. On this date: In 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term “United States” ...