<Tr> <Th> History of California </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periods </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Before 1900 </Li> <Li> Interim government (1846--1850) </Li> <Li> Gold Rush (1848--1855) </Li> <Li> U.S. Civil War (1861--1865) </Li> <Li> Since 1900 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Before 1900 </Li> <Li> Interim government (1846--1850) </Li> <Li> Gold Rush (1848--1855) </Li> <Li> U.S. Civil War (1861--1865) </Li> <Li> Since 1900 </Li> </Ul>

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