California History Power Point

1. California History Hope 2009-2010 Fourth Grade

The valley is a flat area of land. It has a lot of water and rich soil. There is a lot of farming also.

The mountain region is where most of the water comes from. The Beckworth Pass is a famous pass and so is the Donner Pass.

The desert is a dry area that gets less than 15 inches of rain a year.

The coast region has the most people. There are a lot of jobs such as fishing. The coast is known for agriculture and tourism.

James Cook was born in 1728 at Marton, England. He spent his free time learning math and navigation. His father was a Scottish mingrant farm worker.

Juan Cabrillo was raised in Castile, and led the first European expedition. He tripped over a rock and died.

Christopher Columbus became a sailor in when he was 15 years old. He was born in 1451.

Cortes was a conquerer. He killed Montezuma and the Native Americans.

Portola was a in the Spanish army in Italy.He also was appointed Governor of Las Californias from 1768-1770.

Father Serra was a missionary from Spain. He left Spain in 1749 to begin his missionary work.

Pueblos are villages that farm for presidios. The soldiers' families and settlers lived there.

Ranchos are places that Indians raise animals and grow crops. The Indians went to the ranchos after they were free from the missions.

John was a pioneer.In 1841 he built a fort called Sutter's Fort.He sold supplies to people passing through.

Fort Ross was built by the Russians and Alaskan fur trappers.It was built to be a trading post.

49ers are miners that came to California in 1849.

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