Territorial evolution of California
Appearance
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The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of California.
Timeline
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- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of California:
- Las Californias, 1768–1804
- Gran Cuenca (Great Basin), 1776–1821
- Alta California, 1804–1821
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
- Treaty of Córdoba of 1821
- Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of California:
- Alta California, 1821–1848
- Gran Cuenca (Great Basin), 1821–1848
- Mexican–American War, 1846–1848
- California Republic, 1846
- U.S. military government of California, 1846–1849
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848
- Mexican–American War, 1846–1848
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of California:
- Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Provisional government of California, 1849–1850
- State of California since 1850
- California Statehood Act, September 9, 1850[1]
See also
References
- ^ Thirty-first United States Congress (September 9, 1850). "An Act for the Admission of the State of California into the Union" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.