California joined the union on 9 September 1850, as the 31st state.
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The Bear Flag Republic began in 1849 with the rush of the gold miners into CA. Sept. 9, 1850 CA became a state.
Hawaii was the 50th state to become a state.
it was because they needed a certain popukation to become a state. so when they got the right amount of population they were able to become a state.
The immediate impact was the rush of people into CA. There are reported wagon traffic jams of over 30,000 on the trails to CA. Others came by boat and any means possible. The result of the influx of population was the growth of gold towns in northern CA in the foothills around and above Sacramento. Within two years after the finding of gold in 1848 by John Marshall CA had a large enough population to become a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
they became a state in 1845.