Question

What did California’s explosive population growth lead to?

ranchos


statehood


canals


slavery

Answer 1

Answer: Statehood

Step-by-step explanation:

This large growth in population led to California becoming a State in 1850. Only London, at that time, had more newspapers than San Francisco. The city averaged 2 murders and 30 new houses a day. Theaters and businesses sprung up and with those, wages increased and the economy was put into motion.