Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 2, The Thirty-first State (pp. 141-145)
I. The Convention Begins
B. While some delegates wanted to split California in two, they decided
it should remain one large area.
C. Indians, African Americans, women, and Chinese were denied the right to vote by the delegates.
II. The Task Is Finished
B. Congress made California the thirty-first state.
C. Since California voted not to allow slavery, Biddy Mason fought for her right to be a free citizen. She became a leading citizen of Los Angeles, helping the poor and founding a church.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The delegates chose to make California's eastern boundary along the
Sierra Nevada and the Colorado River.
A. The delegates wrote everything they decided into a document called the
constitution. The constitution described how the government would work and
the rights of citizens.
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