Many people became much more enthusiastic about living in California in 1848. Why did people's attitudes towards the territory change? (1 point)

California's war with the United States ended.
• US mappers learned how suitable for life the terrain was in California
There was the possibility of amassing vast fortune in California due to the discovery of gold.
• California was not widely known to exist in the Eastern United States until 1848.

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The possibility of amassing a vast fortune in California due to the discovery of gold is the main reason people's attitudes towards the territory changed.