Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Flashcards
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Under military rule what rights did Californians have
None except what military governor gave them
When the United States took control of California who ruled it?
United States military officials
Why did Californians decide thy wanted rights like the rest of US
Gold rush brought a lot of people
Who was general Bennett Riley
New military governor of California who called for convention
What is convention
Important meeting
Where was it called
Monterey
Delegate
Person chosen to speak and act for the people who elected him or her
Who were the delegates that attended convention
48
New immigrants
Members of old California families
Such Marciano Guadeloupe Vallejo
What did delegates decide
California should become state
What other decisions did delegates have to decide
Free or slave state
What territory should be— eastern border— sierra nevadas. Colorado river.
Education. State public school system
What is constitution?
Plan for the government
After the constitution was written what could people vote on
Their leaders like govenor and members of state legislature
What is legislature
Group of officials elected to make laws
What happened on November 1849
People of California voted to ratify new constitution
What s ratify
Approve
Who was first govenor
Peter h Burnett
Who was one of the first state lawmakers
Marciano Guadeloupe Vallejo
What is congress
Part of United States government that makes laws
What did the 2 California senators ask congress
To join the United States
What debate did congress have over letting California join United States
Free or slave because there was a balance of free and slave states
Didn’t want uneven
What is compromise
An agreement
What was the compromise congress came up with
Compromise of 1850
Each side gave up something
CA became a free state— in exchange fugitive slave act passed
What was fugitive slave act
Said anyone caught helping escaped slave would be punished
What happened on September 9 1850
California. Became state
