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Territorial evolution of California

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The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of California, the thirty-first state admitted to the United States of America, including the process of removing Indigenous Peoples from their native lands, or restricting them to reservations.

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California Constitutional Boundaries

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (1849)

Article XII; Boundary

The Boundary of the State of California shall be as follows:

Commencing at this point of intersection of 42d degree of north latitude with the 120th degree of longitude west from Greenwich, and running south on the line of said 120th degree of west longitude until it intersects the 39th degree of north latitude; thence running in a straight line in a south easterly direction to the River Colorado, at a point where it intersects the 35th degree of north latitude; thence down the middle of the channel of said river, to the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, as established by the Treaty of May 30th, 1848; thence running west and along said boundary line to the Pacific Ocean, and extending therein three English miles; thence running in a northwesterly direction, and following the direction of the Pacific Coast to the 42d degree of north latitude, thence on the line of said 42d degree of north latitude to the place of beginning. Also all the islands, harbors, and bays, along adjacent to the Pacific Coast.

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See also

::{{Flagicon|Arizona}} Territorial evolution of Arizona

::{{Flagicon|Nevada}} Territorial evolution of Nevada

::{{Flagicon|Oregon}} Territorial evolution of Oregon

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References

{{See also|Bibliography of California history}}

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External links

  • [http://www.ca.gov/ State of California website]
  • [http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ California Historical Society]
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