California annexation by the United States

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19th-century event historical event territorial annexation

California annexation by the United States was the mid-19th-century process, culminating in the Mexican–American War and the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by which the U.S. took control of Mexican Alta California and incorporated it into its territory.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
American annexation of California	1
California annexation by the United States canonical	1
U.S. annexation of California	1
U.S. military occupation of California	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century event ⓘ historical event ⓘ territorial annexation ⓘ
affectedPopulation	Californios NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous peoples of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Manifest Destiny ideology NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. expansionist policy ⓘ
concludedBy	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfTreaty	1848-02-02 ⓘ
endTime	1848 ⓘ
followedBy	California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ California statehood ⓘ Compromise of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	end of Mexican sovereignty over Alta California ⓘ incorporation of California into U.S. territory ⓘ transfer of Alta California from Mexico to the United States ⓘ
includesTerritory	parts of present-day Nevada ⓘ parts of present-day Utah ⓘ present-day U.S. state of California ⓘ small parts of present-day Arizona ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Alta California NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryCommanderInvolved	John C. Frémont NERFINISHED ⓘ John D. Sloat NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert F. Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen W. Kearny NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Mexican government NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Manifest Destiny era NERFINISHED ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	Mexican governance of Alta California ⓘ
relatedTo	Mexican Cession NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon boundary dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas annexation by the United States ⓘ
resultedIn	U.S. control of Pacific coastline from Oregon to Baja California border ⓘ granting of U.S. citizenship to many former Mexican residents of California ⓘ recognition of new U.S.–Mexico boundary ⓘ
significantEvent	Bear Flag Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. military occupation of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1846 ⓘ
territoryTransferredFrom	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
territoryTransferredTo	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sonoma Barracks → associatedWith → California annexation by the United States ⓘ

Treaty of Cahuenga → followedBy → California annexation by the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. military occupation of California

John D. Sloat → hasPartInHistory → California annexation by the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. annexation of California

Amah Mutsun → historicallyImpactedBy → California annexation by the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American annexation of California