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What makes living in california different from living in alaska or texas

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While California is more populous than both Alaska and Texas, the three states have different demographic distributions. For example, 11% of Texans are Hispanic or Latino, while only 3% of Alaskans are. This illustrates a lack of ethnic diversity found in the Lone Star State compared to California. Indeed, over 95% of Californians identify themselves as belonging to one of 27 ethnic groups which include Mexican Americans, African Americans, Pacific Islanders and Asian or mixed race dwellers.

What makes living in California different from other regions has a lot to do with the history behind it too- for one thing colonization left it as part Spanish territory and much later became an American state after Texas was annexed by Mexico but lost its independence with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. It was seen as part of the 'Mexican Cession' and Americans started to move into it because it seemed rich in resources that could be exploited for their own ends.

As a result, California has many Spanish place names, which can make life feel different from other places even when California looks so similar to other states in the US from a visual point of view. For example, Gaspar de Portola gave Los Angeles its name, who named it after a Spanish saint called Saint Anthony - San Antonio. This can make living in California feel very different as well.

Texas is also much more conservative politically than the other two states - it is a state that has a robust anti-federalist tradition and long resisted efforts to have a strong central government of any kind. This is why Texas, Alaska and California are so different from each other today.

Alaska too did not become part of the USA until 1959, when it was purchased from Russia. This is why California feels so different from Alaska and Texas, but in California, some people have been there for several centuries thanks to the work of Spanish missionaries as well as Anglo-American settlers who turned California into a place where everything was set up to benefit their needs first and foremost.

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Some of the things about living in California that are different from other states have to do with the history of this land.

California was home to many Native American tribes before Europeans arrived, and they named it “the land of morning calms” and many still live here today, though their numbers have dwindled due to European invasion. Most people who live in California are descendants of those invaders but over time more families began arriving on their own. The state admitted large numbers of immigrant workers for its vast agricultural labour force and as a relaxing vacation destination for those seeking sunshine after Alaska lost its gold rush boomtown status.

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