california: history

CHANNING SHATTUCK

CALIFORNIA

CHAPTER 1

• California began as nothing more then a legend. Fantasies of golden cities and weaponry lured foreigners to find this “magical” place.

CHAPTER 1

• California’s ruler at the time, Queen Calafia, was probably the source of all of the rumors of gold, exaggerating the claim of gold cities and a land of wonder. California does have great weather though! (Is it just me, or does California sound like Calafia?)

CHAPTER 1

• Interestingly enough, Queen Calafia’s culture washed out. She leave to join other captains of the sea and ends up converting her ways and her people’s customs to Christian traditions.

CHAPTER 4

• February 2nd, 1948 is a very important date. This marks the day the Hildalgo treaty was signed, effectively giving the United States the entire region above the river known as the Rio Grande. The purchase cost $15 million. With this, the southern half of the U.S. was born!

CHAPTER 4

• Now that California was a viable state, the fight between pro-slave and anti-slave began. The Southerners fought hard to have the southern half of California to be declared a slave state. The Northerners did not see any benefit to this, as they were interested in the riches of the Northern half and did not want to separate a state anytime soon.

CHAPTER 4

• California became an experiment. A society build in the midst of wealth where there was no government before. The visitors and the gold rushers did fairly well, and create a governing system for their own good.

CHAPTER 8

• It was a violent time during this period. Union organizers, strikes, and demonstrations were stopped in whatever way possible – by police AND citizens. The people in power wanted to stay in power.

CHAPTER 8

• Cesar Chaves is best known for his revolutionary way of thinking. He fought for (by peacefully demonstrating) and secured better rights for the agricultural laborers.

CHAPTER 8

• This was the time of the gold rush, and rush they did. California was a major hot spot for those seeking work and fortune. This was very critical to have California’s culture and strength grow.