The area became<span> a </span>part of Mexico<span> in 1821 following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the </span>United States<span> in 1848 after the </span>Mexican–American<span> War. The western </span>portion<span> of Alta </span>California<span> then was organized and admitted as the 31st </span>state<span> on September 9, 1850.</span>
The correct answer is the Utah territory. This was done as a compromise on allowing new states into the union. The states in the region actually did support slavery and the vote passed even though it had been previously forbidden. This was because it was in the south where slavery was a common thing.
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The correct answer is a. the factory was mechanizing, which cost workers their jobs.
Everything was becoming more industrialized and many people lost their jobs because of that.