Which states did the U.S. acquire by annexation? What state was gained by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? How much did the Mexican Cession cost? What states were part of the Confederacy? How big was the Mexican Cession? What states seceded from the Union?
Yes California was known as Sovereign California until the summer of 2015 when its leaders, New York-born Louis Marinelli and Marcus Ruiz Evans, rebranded the organization as one promoting California's independence. In late 2016, the group submitted an initiative to the California Attorney General ...