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How did California become a U.S. state in 1850?

Retry Correct Incorrect The Compromise of 1850 did not settle the matter of California’s statehood, this was an all-American debate over whether slavery would be legal in the state (it wasn’t). Instead, California was relinquished by Mexico in an 1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.

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How did California become a U.S. state in 1850?

• It was purchased from Spain in the Compromise Of 1850
• It was admitted after Mexico ceded it to end the Mexican-American War
• It became a state shortly after it was discovered
• It was claimed after a war with the Hupa, Miwok, and Cahto tribes