California becoming a state was controversial because- A. Southerners were upset that it would be a free state
B. Mexican officials still claimed California was rightfully their territory
C. many Americans were prejudice against the many ethnicities that inhabited California because of the Gold Rush
D. Northerners were angered over the fact that California allowed slavery

c

Explanation:

The Gold Rush brought an influx of people and a pressing need for civil government. Californians applied for statehood in 1849, and after a tense debate in Congress over the slavery issue, California was admitted to the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850.

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.

on the first day of new student week, amber revealed to her roommate that she is a lesbian. this is an example of self-disclosure.