Question

Use a map of your state to answer this question: what factors did the founders of your state use to determine the state's boundaries? Did your state's founders choose boundaries based on physical features or lines of longitude and latitude? (my state is California)

Answer 1

Answer:

In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. ... California situated its first capital in San Jose.

The northern boundary was set along the 42nd parallel. The southern boundary had already determined by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo with Mexico. The northeast corner of the state would be the point where the 42nd parallel met the 120th meridian, to include the Sierras.

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