THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA

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Term Paper Title	THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
# of Words	334
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.34

THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA

     The state which now known as California, along with the rest
of the American southwest, was ceded to the US  by Mexico. This
was done in a treaty named Guadalype-Hidalgo, in 1848, after
after the Mexican War. In 1542, the exploration of California
began by a man named Juan Rodrigiuez . He anchored his ship in
the San Diego Bay and claimed the land for Spain . In 1579, Sir
Charles Drake sailed his up the coast of  San Fransico Bay,  and
claimed land for England. Spain’s claim to California was
strengthened by Sebastian Vizeano,  who charted the coast. He
gave many places there present name San Diego, Santa Catalina,
Santa Barbara, Monterey,  and Carmel.
     The Native Americans who roamed California were called
Gatherers. Their main foods were roots and seeds. The Shasta,
Poem, Miwok, and  Chumash Indian tribes lived on the coast, the
Mojave in the southwest, at the Yokuts in the central Valley. The
Native Americians and the Eurpeans had many conflicts.
Everything was under control after the Modoc War ended in 1873.
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