North America, 11 Feb 1849: California Gold Rush
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 11 Feb 1849 (Manifest Destiny: California Gold Rush), showing the following events: California Gold Rush; Yucatan Bill; Mexico ratifies Guadalupe Hidalgo; Wisconsin becomes US state; Oregon Territory organized; End of the Republic of Yucatan; Los Altos independent; Colony of Vancouver Island.

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A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

California(US adm.)

Unorganized
Territory

Oregon
Territory(US terr.)

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

New
Caledonia(Br./HBC)

Mexican Cession(US unorg. terr.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Deseret(semi-indep)

P.G. of
New Mexico(US adm.)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Bay Is.(Br. ctrl)

Mar 1848–?? 1855California Gold Rush

29 Apr–17 May 1848US debates
annexing Yucatan

19 May 1848Mexico ratifies Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo

29 May 1848Wisconsin
becomes US state

14 Aug 1848Oregon
Territory
organized

17 Aug 1848Yucatan
rejoins Mexico

Aug 1848–May 1849Los Altos briefly
independent

Jan 1849Colony of
Vancouver I.
formed

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