Becoming independent in the Louisiana-Mexican War of 1846, California quickly expanded north and east.
The treaties of 1849 with Louisiana and Mexico definitively fixed the country's borders.

Flag of California
An agricultural state, California quickly diversified, notably by becoming the birthplace of Hollywood studios in Los Angeles. The birth of Silicon Valley in the 1950s propelled the country to the rank of a major economic and technological power.
Federal state, California is currently ruled by Liberal Gavin Newsom.
The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, meeting in Congress.
History[]
Republic of California California Timeline: Basileia ton Romaion
OTL equivalent: US West Coast | ||||
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Motto: Eureka! |
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Anthem: "I Love You, California" |
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Capital | Sacramento | |||
Largest city | Los Angeles | |||
Official languages | English,Spanish | |||
Demonym | Californian | |||
Government | Presidential Republic | |||
- | President | Gavin Newsom | ||
- | Vice President | Alex Padilla | ||
Legislature | Congress | |||
- | Upper house | Senate | ||
- | Lower house | House of Representatives | ||
Currency | Californian Dollar | |||
Time zone | UTC -8 | |||
Internet TLD | .cl |
19th century[]
Becoming independent in 1846, California quickly spread north and east. The treaties of 1849 with Louisiana and Mexico definitively fixed the country's borders.
The peace, along with the conquest of the west and the gold rush, quickly increased the country's population.
During the years 1870-1890, the development of the railroad allowed California to join Louisiana and the United States. The first transcontinental railway opened in 1869.
The end of the 19th century and the establishment of large mining companies on the west coast saw the emergence of anti-migrant sentiment. Laws in this direction are quickly passed and a kind of segregation is organized.
20th century[]
The turn of the century was marked by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which partially destroyed the city. The turn of the century was also marked by several technical feats, including the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which draws its water from the Owens River and crosses the eastern part of the State of California, through the Mojave Desert and the Antelope Valley to supply water to Los Angeles located far to the south. A work of William Mulholland, it is still in use today.
Remaining neutral during the First World War, California industrialized in particular thanks to the discovery of oil fields, which were quickly exploited.
The 1930s saw the country hit hard by the Great Depression. Unemployment is rising massively and with-it anti-migrant sentiment. The economy, boosted by agriculture, quickly recovered and the country returned to prosperity at the end of the decade.
World War II[]
Remaining neutral at the start of the conflict, California joined the allies in 1941 after the attack on the base at Pearl Harbor. The arms industries are in full swing, and the country is mobilizing quickly.
The army grew from 100,000 in 1941 to over 1 million in 1943. The country, with the help of Western allies, quickly repelled Japanese attacks and regained the advantage in the Pacific.
The country is also participating in the European theater by sending several expeditionary corps to North Africa, then to Italy.
Japan, cornered and struck in the heart by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, surrendered unconditionally on September 2, 1945.
Post-war period[]
The post-war period saw the country's transformation from an agricultural and industrial power into a technological and media hub.
The 1950s and 1960s saw the rise of Hollywood as well as the birth of Silicon Valley.
The country continues to develop and becomes a world power, especially in high-tech sectors.
The country is also undergoing a political transformation and is becoming a paragon of liberalism and progressiveness on a global scale.
21st century[]
The 21st century begins with an electricity crisis following the poor results of semi-deregulation of the electricity market in the country. This energy crisis is characterized by the combination of extremely expensive prices and repeated blackouts between June 2000 and mid-2001.
Schwarzenegger, elected in 2004, makes the fight against global warming a central element of his policy. Thus, in 2006, the country passed a law, the Global Warming Solution Act, the aim of which is to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The president made several official trips - to Mexico in 2006, to Canada and to Europe in 2007, among others - during which collaborations were developed on the reduction of greenhouse gases and trade agreements were signed.
In recent years, California has been marked by significant and destructive climatic phenomena including cold spells like that of January 2007, and especially many devastating fires, for example in October 2007, in summer 2008 and in summer 2009, which cause extensive damage and deteriorate the air quality in the affected areas. The 2008-2009 economic crisis also affected it; unemployment reached in July 2009 a record rate since the Second World War (11.9% against 7.3% in July 2008); In addition, the state is suffering, because of the deficit, a major budget crisis, to which budget cuts and controversial initiatives respond, such as the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, a bill that would legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis in the country.
The current President is Gavin Newsom, elected in 2019.
Presidents[]
- Peter Burnett: 1847 – 1851
- John McDougall: 1851 – 1856
- John Neeley Johnson: 1856 – 1861
- John G. Downey: 1861 – 1866
- Frederick Low: 1866 – 1871
- Newton Booth: 1871 – 1876
- William Irwin: 1876 – 1881
- George Clement Perkins: 1881 – 1886
- Robert Whitney Waterman: 1886 – 1891
- Henry Markham: 1891 – 1896
- James Budd: 1896 – 1901
- George Pardee: 1901 – 1906
- James Gillett: 1906 – 1911
- Hiram Johnson: 1911 – 1916
- William Stephens: 1916 – 1921
- Friend William Richardson: 1921 – 1926
- Clement Calhoun Young: 1926 – 1931
- James Rolph (died in office): 1931 – 1934
- Frank Merriam: 1934 – 1939
- Culbert Olson: 1939 – 1944
- Earl Warren: 1944 – 1954
- Goodwin Knight: 1954 – 1959
- Pat Brown: 1959 – 1969
- Ronald Reagan: 1969 – 1979
- Jerry Brown: 1979 – 1984
- George Deukmejian: 1984 – 1994
- Pete Wilson: 1994 – 2004
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: 2004– 2014
- Jerry Brown: 2014 – 2019
- Gavin Newsom: 2019 -