Answer: The history of California can be divided into the Native American period European exploration period from 1542 to 1769; the Spanish colonial period, 1769 to 1821 the Mexican period, 1821 to 1848; and United States statehood, from September 9, 1850 in Compromise of 1850 which continues to this Native cultures in California are much different from other Indian culture
The minimum land sale was set at one square mile (640 acres), and the minimum price per acre was $1. (Congress hoped to refill the treasury by land sales in this region, but the requirement of $640 in cash eliminated many potential buyers).
