The Valley region is a flat area of land that is surrounded by
mountains.
3. The Valley region is a good place for farming,because it gets
water and rich soil. 4. MountainRegion
The industries of the mountainregion are centered around it's
forests and minerals.
5. It's trees are used for timber . 6. DesertRegion
The Desert region is richinminerals-metals and othermaterials
that are dugfrom the earth.
7. Coast Region
The Coastregion iswheremostpeoplelive.
8. Thestate's Coast region provides resources for many kinds of
jobs. 9. Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake sailed north along California's Coast. He
found a small bay near what today is calledSan Fransisco andnamed
it Nova Albion.
10.
In 1542Juan Cabrillo sailed north to what is now Mexico to find
a route to Asia. He explored what is now San Diego,Cape San
Martin,and San Miguel Islands.
Juan Cabrillo 11. JamesCook
James Cook became a well known sailor, explorer, and mapmaker.
Hejoined Britain's Navy. Cook mapped the Coastlines of New Zealand
and Eastern Australia.
12. Sebastian Vizcaino
In 1602 Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcainoexplored the area
from what is now San Diego and also what today is Monterey. He made
maps of the Coast that wereused by other explorers.
13. Father Serra
In 1749 Father Serra left Spain tobegin missionarywork . After
spending some years in Mexico, Serra traveled north to set up
missions. One of the missions was named San Diego de Alcala.
14. Gaspar De Portola
Gaspar De Portola worked with Father Serra on the missions. He
helped on the missionsby teaching catholicism to the Indians. He
became a priest there.
15. Missions
Missions are buildings and churches that teach Indians
catholicism. Indians at the missions had to make pottery,farm,and
to take care of animals.
16. Ranchos
A Rancho is a farm. Indians that were eventually set free
didn't know what to do. Sense they were so great at cow handling
that they became the first cowboys. They worked and lived at the
ranchos.
17. Presidios
Presidiosare forts . These forts protect the missions and keep
Russians out. Presidios are outside of missions so they can protect
them. Soldiers live at the Presidios.
18. Pueblos
Pueblos are clay buildings where people farm. The people that
farm there give the food to the Presidios. The parents of the
soldiers live and work at the Pueblos.
19. John Sutter
John Sutter was from Switzerland. He made a fort called Sutters
Fort. He built Sutters Fort in Sacramento. He used this fort to
sell supplies to settlers.
20. Jedediah Smith
Jedediah Smith led the firstgroup of American trappers in1826.
They came through the Utah and Mojave deserts.
21. John Bidwell
John Bidwell helped organize the first wagon train to
California from Independence,Missouri,in 1841. He also found gold
and bought a large ranch north of Sacramento.
22. John C. Fremont
John C. Fremont was an explorer of the West and a soldier. He
made accurate maps of the West for the U.S. Government and
pioneers. He also led U.S. troopsin California's Bear Flag
Revolt.
23. 49'ers
49'ers came to California in 1849. Life as a miner was hard
work. Miners had a land claim that gave them a right to mine in an
area. Panning for gold was slow,boring ,and sometimes dangerous
work.
24. Sam Brannan
Sam Brannan was an entrepreneur who made money from the Gold
Rush. He bought mining tools to sell them to gold seekers in San
Fransisco. He also became California's first millionaire.
25. Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss was an entrepreneur. He thought that miners needed
tough pants for mining for gold. He also retrieved denim pants and
started to sell them.
26. Ivan Kuskov
Ivan Kuskov built Fort Ross in1812. He also leda group of
Russian settlers and native Alaskan fur trappers.
27. Mary Tape
Mary Tape was a Chinese immigrant. She lived in San Fransisco
in thelate 1800s. She was mad that her Chinese American daughter
couldn't addend public school.
28. Biddy Mason
Biddy Mason was born into slavery in 1818. In 1851 Mason's
owner took her to California where there was no slavery. Eventually
Bitty Mason fought for her right to be free from slavery.
29. James Beckwourth
James Beckwourth was an African American guide. He worked for
fur traders in the 820s. He also lived with the CrowIndians for
about 6years. He also led settlers to California.
30. Bernarda Ruiz
Bernarda Ruiz held a Peace Meeting between Mexico and the
United States. After the Peace Meeting shehad held the war between
Mexico and the United States stopped.
31. Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson saw how badly the California Indians were
being treated. Jackson wrought a novel about how the California
Indians called Ramona.
32. American Mexican War
Big changes were happening in California before the Gold Rush
appeared. A group of Americans started a revolt against Mexico. In
1848 the US had won the war.
33. Autobiography
My name is Mae. I am in 4 thgrade, and my teacher is Mr.
Greenfield. My favorite animal is a giraffe. Pink is my favorite
color. I have to pets named Strawberryand Sasha. I want to be a
chef when I grow up.