By the 1850s, San Francisco
A. had lost its pre-eminence to new metropolitan centers in California.
B. was merely a small rural settlement.
C. enjoyed prosperity almost exclusively due to the cotton trade.
D. had become the West Coast gateway to the interior.
Answer: D
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