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California History
I think the most important part of California’s history is the war with Mexico. On the day of May 13, 1846, the war began. The United States wanted to stretch from coast to coast. The war started because the Californios from Mexico and the Americans both claimed Texas. The war began on the border of Texas. They had to fight to figure out who owned the land. On July 7, 1846, the war reached California. On that day the Navy came with 250 soldiers that joined the Americans. The Californios had many weapons, from wooden lances to cannons. The Americans won, so they didn’t disagree with each other anymore. The war with Mexico helped the Americans gain 525,000 square miles of land for $15,000,000. This helped make California the big state it is today.
Article posted December 6, 2011 at 05:37 PM •
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