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In 1850 it became the first state on the Pacific coast admitted to the Union |
California
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$100 |
J |
AMERICAN HISTORY |
1999-02-19 |
#3335 |
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This state's constitution of 1849 let married women retain control of their own property |
California
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$500 |
J |
U.S. HISTORY |
1998-06-25 |
#3199 |
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This western state sent its first refrigerated trainload of oranges back east February 14, 1886 |
California
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. HISTORY |
1997-05-02 |
#2930 |
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Under the Compromise of 1850, this Western territory was admitted as a free state |
California
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$300 |
J |
AMERICAN HISTORY |
1996-06-06 |
#2724 |
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On June 14, 1846 settlers proclaimed the Bear Flag Republic in what later became this state |
California
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$400 |
DJ |
AMERICAN HISTORY |
1994-09-22 |
#2309 |
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In 1769 Father Junipero Serra founded San Diego de Alcala, the 1st Franciscan mission in what's now this state |
California
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$200 |
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AMERICAN HISTORY |
1993-10-01 |
#2085 |
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Western state which entered the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850 |
California
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$1,000 |
DJ |
AMERICAN HISTORY |
1989-02-01 |
#1023 |
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9 days after gold was discovered here, Mexico sold the territory to the U.S. |
California
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$200 |
J |
U.S. HISTORY |
1987-01-09 |
#545 |
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While gold was discovered in this state in 1848, it took a year for word to really get around |
California
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. HISTORY |
1986-04-01 |
#407 |
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It took the compromise of 1850 to bring it into the Union as a free state |
California
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$1,000 |
DJ |
U.S. HISTORY |
1985-03-01 |
#125 |