Kelp also serves as a buffer by absorbing energy from waves before the waves hit the shoreline, protecting many of the sandy beaches along the California coast. ... The majority of grey whales leave the Bering Sea in the North Pacific in mid-November to mid-December to make the long trip down to the warm waters of Baja California and the Gulf of California. ... These groups include the whales living in the North Pacific, those in the North Atlantic and those in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The current population of sea otters in California is about 3,000, primarily distributed from just south ...

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A month later, on June 14th 1846 in California, native English speaking people arrested the Mexican governor and imprisoned him and declared California. Commodore John Sloat claimed Monterey and took control of the California Republic; he later transferred his command to Robert F. ... Later on, he sent back 200 of his 300 cavalrymen believing the war in California was over, he clashed with the Mexican militia at the settlement of San Pasqual because he mistakenly believed that his cavalrymen were enough to win battle. ... Nevertheless, he remained the most powerful individual in Mexico until 1...

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What became in time the Hispano homeland, the Upper Rio Grande, is a vast arid region defined by a life-giving river that descends from the steep southern ranges of the Rocky Mountains through the barren plateaus of the north to the Chihuahuan desert of the south. ... In 1848, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded the Southwest, from Texas to California, to the United States. ...

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It also shows the reason why California will net the next state of the Unites States. ... According of the Background Essay, when it says " In July 1845, he sent 70 American troops under General Zachary Taylor into the disputed area of the Southern Texas. ...

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By the 15th century, the Aztecs had become the preeminent power in central and southern Mexico. ... Viceroyalties began to expand lands into Texas and California, but New Spain's empire had collapsed. ...

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