Please answer the following questions. You may write your answers in note form. Be specific in your answers. What do you think was discovered in California shortly after the U. S.-Mexican War?
What do you think this discovery did to the population of California?
Do you think there were any conflicts that developed as a result of this discovery?
Two years after the U. S.-Mexican War, California applied for statehood. According to the Northwest Ordinance, what is needed in order for a territory to apply for statehood?
Quick Facts - Northwest Ordinance:

Stage 1 – Congress would appoint a governor, secretary, and 3 judges.

Stage 2 – When the population reached 5,000 adult males in the area, there had to be an election of an assembly and legislative body and one non-voting delegate to Congress.

Stage 3 – When the population reaches 60,000 adult males, the area can:

Create a state constitution and apply for statehood to the nation.
If congress approve the state Constitution that area will become a state.