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Francis Drake led an expedition and claimed California for Queen Elizabeth 1 and England.
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Californians raised the bear flag in front of Vallejo’s yard to state their independence.
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Gold was first found in California by James W. Marshall and the gold rush had just began.
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Gold was found at southern mill California and in present day Coloma.
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California gained popularity from the gold rush which allowed California to go into statehood.
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This earthquake occurred on the San Andreas fault line and almost destroyed the city.
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The summer Olympic games where in Los Angeles during the Great Depression. Nobody else bid to hold the Olympics other than California.
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The construction on "The bridge that could never be built"took just over five years.
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California is the most populous state with 38 million people and the third largest state by area.
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Another earthquake in California was in Oakland and was called Loma Prieta.
