#1. Because they joined in commercial and speculative ventures being promoted by the Yankees. Adding to the Californio woes were the rising property taxes on land.
#2. The people who left their homes in search of gold were later referred to as the "forty-niners," simply because the year was 1849.
#3. Minority groups made the most money but Sam Brannan received the most.
#4. True
#5. D for sure and maybe B
#6. Colonization
#7. C for sure and im going to say A im not 100% sure though
#8. D.
