EarlyEarly CaliforniaCalifornia

By: Elaine and Miss StratterBy: Elaine and Miss Stratter

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Exploring CaliforniaExploring California

Early CommunitiesEarly Communities

Mexican RanchosMexican Ranchos

Exploring CaliforniaExploring California Spanish ExplorersSpanish ExplorersIn the 1500’s Spanish In the 1500’s Spanish

explorers began explorers began claiming land in claiming land in Mexico and California.Mexico and California.

In 1579 Francis Drake In 1579 Francis Drake claimed land in claimed land in California for England California for England

In 1700’s Russian fur In 1700’s Russian fur traders came to traders came to California to hunt for California to hunt for fur.fur.

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Early CommunitiesEarly Communities The Spanish Build MissionsThe Spanish Build Missions

The Spanish built 21 missions in California to The Spanish built 21 missions in California to spread their religion.spread their religion.

The First MissionThe First MissionThe first mission was built in San Diego by Father The first mission was built in San Diego by Father

Serra and Gasper de Portola Indians and Serra and Gasper de Portola Indians and Spanish priests lived there.Spanish priests lived there.

PresidiosPresidiosPresidios protected the missions from being attack. Presidios protected the missions from being attack.

Soldiers and their families lived there.Soldiers and their families lived there. PuebloPuebloPueblos of villages were a type of community. Pueblos of villages were a type of community.

American Indians and people from Spain, American Indians and people from Spain, Mexico and Africa lived there.Mexico and Africa lived there.

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Mexican RanchosMexican Ranchos

The Indians did most of the work. The Indians did most of the work. The ranchos did goods (cow The ranchos did goods (cow

hides and tallow).hides and tallow). Indian men worked as cow hands Indian men worked as cow hands

and farmed (vaqueros). Indian and farmed (vaqueros). Indian women cooked and cleaned.women cooked and cleaned.

The ranchos were owned by a The ranchos were owned by a person or a family (men who person or a family (men who owned the rancho=ranchos). owned the rancho=ranchos).

There was also huge cattle There was also huge cattle ranches. ranches.

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Rancho Santa AnitaRancho Santa AnitaHugo Reid bought a rancho but he had to fix it so he built an adobe house.

But Hugo Reid wasn’t a good business man because he spent all the money he made so he had to sell the rancho.

Then trains became bigger. Lucky Baldwin sensed a deal.

Lucky Baldwin buys the rancho and sets out to make some money.