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U.S. California

U.S. California. Indigenous Nations Spain Mexico United States. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Creating the Border. Article V (The Border)

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U.S. California

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  1. U.S. California • Indigenous Nations • Spain • Mexico • United States

  2. Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoCreating the Border Article V (The Border) The boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or Opposite the mouth of its deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea; from thence up the middle of that river, following the deepest channel, where it has more than one, to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same); thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean.

  3. “The Border” 1,954 miles

  4. Border in New Mexico

  5. San Diego Tijuana

  6. Tijuana San Diego

  7. Nogales, Arizona Nogales, Sonora

  8. “The Fence” About 650 miles of fence

  9. Background Birth of the State of California

  10. Only the Mission Zone had been heavily impacted prior to the US takeover Mission Zone

  11. Early California

  12. Early California

  13. Early California

  14. Early California

  15. Early California

  16. Early California

  17. Monterey, 1850

  18. California Constitutional ConventionColton Hall

  19. California Constitutional ConventionColton Hall 2nd Floor

  20. California Constitution 1849 CA Constitution 1879 CA Constitution More than 350 Pages More than 500 Amendments in 130 Years

  21. Who Wrote the California Constitution? Roster of Delegates to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849

  22. Debates at theCalifornia Constitutional Convention In the File Cabinet on our course web site, there is a link to this report.

  23. Which Civil RightsShall People Have in California? Read the debate on Rights at the California Constitutional Convention

  24. Civil Rights California Constitution 1849

  25. Who will be allowed toVote in California? Read the debate on Voting Rights at the California Constitutional Convention

  26. Voting Rights California Constitution 1849

  27. US Takes Control Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo February 2, 1848 Gold Discovered in California January 24, 1848

  28. California Gold Rush1848-1855 (January 24, 1848)

  29. EstimatedPopulation of California

  30. 1,872 People 4,739 People

  31. Estimated% Hispanics in Monterey County

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