Which of these statements about California is true? * A. Its missions were taken over by Native Americans.
B. President Polk saw it as part of Manifest Destiny.
C. Mexico sold it to the United States to prevent war.
D. It voted against becoming a republic.

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B

Explanation:

The united states wanted to reach manifest destiny and they needed california in order to do so. They also thought that California had Gold. Later followed the Gold rush.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.