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What if most Americans who moved to Mexico decided to move to California instead of Texas with Alta California secedes in 1836 with Texas doing what California did and seceding during the Mexican american war? What would be required for more Americans to move to California instead of Texas? Would California be a larger state than it is now? Would Texas be smaller? Could a California that replaces Texas in 1836 become a slave state? What else could change?