Social Studies

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Chapter 1: California’s Geography

Lesson 1: California's Location

Lesson 2: The Regions in California

Biography Page: John Muir

Lesson 3: Climate and Vegetation

Lesson 4: Where Californians Live

Lesson 5: Life in California

Chapter 2: California's Indians

Lesson 1: The First Californians

Lesson 2: The Northern Coastal Region

Lesson 3: The Southern Coastal Region

Lesson 4: Indians of Central Valley

Primary Sources: California Indian Artifacts

Lesson 5: The Desert Region

Biography Page: Cheryl A. Seidner

Field Trip: State Indian Museum

Chapter 3: Exploration and Early Settlements

Lesson 1: Explorers Come to California

Lesson 2: Newcomers to Alta California

Biography Page: Junipero Serra

Lesson 3: Other Kinds of Settlements

Lesson 4: Mission Life

Chapter 4: Mexican Rule in California

Lesson 1: Mexico Wins Its Freedom

Lesson 2: Rise of Rancho Economy

Primary Sources: A Diseño

Lesson 3: Life on the Ranchos

Biography Page: Juana Briones

Field Trip: Carmel Mission

Chapter 5: California, Here We Come!

Lesson 1: Americans Move West

Biography Page: James Beckwourth

Lesson 2: Trails to California

Lesson 3: Americans in California

Lesson 4: The Mexican American War

Chapter 6: Statehood for California

Lesson 1: The Gold Rush

Primary Sources: The Life of a Forty-Niner

Lesson 2: The Effects of the Gold Rush

Lesson 3: California Becomes a State

Biography Page: Biddy Mason

Field Trip: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park