More than half of the Indians living California died from disease by the end of the mission system in California

Early American Indians had extended communities within their Tribes. They also shared religious beliefs. They believed the environment was full of spirits and gave them a unique respect for the environment.

The ___________________ War began over land disputes between the United States and Mexico in Texas.

President Polk wanted California and New Mexico to be part of the US as part of ___________________.

________________ entered a largely Mexican-populated California with intentions to battle over the territory and eventually win it for the United States.

The _____________ revolt is the basis for the current California flag. John C. Fremont led this revolt.

The ____________ began exploring California in search for wealth in the form of gold and silver.

Alta California was what we live in now, Baja California is the lower part near mexico

___________ were designed for the purpose of farming, before they existed Mexico was supplying California with grains and other raw materials needed for Spanish survival.

The Spanish colonization began with the creation of a _____________ mission and presidio.

The Treaty of ____________________ protected individual landowners from losing their established land through a claims process to the American-founded board of land commissioners.

Prior to WWII the United States did not have a good relationship with its Native Americans. Native Americans were forced from their homes and nearly wiped off the continent and forced onto reservations destroying many tribal rituals and families.

In 1924, the Snyder Act allowed Native Americans to become citizens of the United States, so when the US entered WWII many Native Americans became eligible to enter the military. Their unique language provided for a way the American could send messages that were uncrackable by the Japanese, these troops were called the _________________, and were Navajo.

There were many different Californian Indian tribes living there, although they all believed they were one with the _____________ and most believed they were created with the land and were actually part of the landscape.

With the ___________________ the entire state of California was transferred to the United States, thereby ending Mexican control of the state.

While Hernan Cortes dispatched troops to discover the Baja Peninsula of California, _________________ found Alta California in 1542 while looking for the Strait of Anian.

Francisco Lopez first discovered gold in 1842 while retrieving onions. In 1843, Mexicans from the state of Sonora came for the gold and brought _____________________ techniques to wash the dirt off small particles of gold.

The first gold in California was discovered near ______________.

John Sutter offered _______________________ employment in 1847, which led to his discovery of Gold. It was wanted to be kept a secret until the Californian newspaper wrote about it. By 1849 the Gold Rush ensued.

The Gold Rush unleased the largest ______________ in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California, many immigrants came from China. Even U.S. military dispatched to the area often left the service to mine gold.

Not only was mining the main industry, international migrants from Peru, Chile, and China sailed into San Francisco with supplies needed to even sustain the miners.

The ___________________________ in 1848 won a contract to provide mail service between New York and Panama and used the San Francisco Bay as its base.

The 49ers came to San Francisco by boat or wagons, it could take up to 9 months. Heavy rain and snow during winter months made it difficult to collect gold. Sickness and colds were common from sleeping on the cold damp ground. The food was not nutritious. Survey was common from lack of fruits and veggies. Migrants missed their families. Drinking alcohol and gambling were common pastimes of the 49ers

The Indians of California were forced to work for the 49ers/miners and many were killed, which dramatically reduced the Indian population.

As more white people entered the state, Californios and Indians were the subject of racism, and the miners abused and stole from anyone who was not white. California didn't have any civil rights during this era.

The Foreign Miners Tax legislature in 1850 caused many immigrants to leave. However, the __________ and ____________ were two groups who stayed.

The constitutions of the US and California have many similarities, both however are ____________ as they consist of two groups: the US legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the California legislatures, consisting of a Senate and Assembly.

___________ brought people from Chicago to California, while the _______________ was the first highway from the east coast to the west coast.

The _____________ of the 1930's (dirty 30's) brought much migration from Oklahoma (Okies) to California.

California drew a lot of migration in due to _______________.

Hiram John was part of the PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT and had reforms that gave power to people through initiative, referendum, and recall, established public utilities, focused on women's suffrage, set up laws for worker's suffrage, broke up monopolies, and placed restrictions on child labor.

The ___________________ banned slot machines, betting on horse racing, and attempted to clear the streets of "ladies of the night."

Early native American economies were similar to a primitive ____________ as they were based on communal production and combined elements of horticulture and hunter-gather systems. One economy was Bison as used for food and clothing, while another was sea life which provided food, tools, and clothing.

The Indians chose land that provided for their basic needs, land that had _____ on _____.

The Indians used _____ and _____ as their main source of food and clothing.

The creations of a tribe was not meant to create rivalry with other tribes but rather to be a basis of community to maintain survival of the individuals. Tribes a short distance from one another formed into a main tribe led by one chief who would make group decisions if necessary. The tribes shared religious beliefs and rarely participated in violence against each other.

Both Christopher Columbus and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo were looking for the ______________ which was said to be in California, that was a means to go from Asian through North America.

The long-term impacts of the Gold Rush in California were:

The US constitution and the California constitution differ in that the US constitution is much smaller and more simplified than the California constitution. The California constitution had over 400 amendments at one point while the US constitution went sixty years without adding any. The US constitution is left more open for state decisions.

North and South California fight mostly over ________, because it all mostly comes from the North but is mostly needed in the Central and Southern regions.

Mexicans come to California essentially because __________

In 1903 the oil industry began in California bringing tons of jobs and opportunies. In 2012 California was the nation's third most prolific oil producing state.