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The first settlement in California was Sonoma. The people of Sonoma declared California as it's own country called the California Republic, with Sonoma as the Capital. It lasted June 14, 1846 until it's annexation to the U.S on July 9, 1846.
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California was originally settled by who?
Native Americans were the first settlers in California. The population of Native Americans was large and was throughout the state. The Spanish were the first Europeans in California.
Where did the California gold miners come from?
The 1849 California gold rush attracted Americans from all walks of life. Of course the first Americans involved were miners. As news of the gold discovery spread, people from US cities, and farmlands became gold miners. Thus California's population instantly grew in size and a good number of the new miners became rich, not all however.
What events caused americans to move west right away?
the 1848 discovery of gold in california
By the mid 1800s California was being settled mostly by people in search of?
Wealth from the discovery of goldThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. Instant wealth was here for the taking. All across America, young men made the decision to go to California. By the mid 1840s, more and more Americans were trickling into California by land and sea.
Why did junipero serra travel to California in 1769?
He came to establish missions and convert the Native Americans.
