- 1. California History Mark 2009-2010 Fourth Grade
2. The Valley Region
- The Valley Region is a place where it gets lots of fresh water
and it has lot of great soil and nutrients for growing fruits and
vegetables. It has the state capital which is Sacramento.
This is the California state capital. 3. The Valley Region Part
2
- The main valley region is located in the center of the
state,California.
4. The San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River runs down the
valley. 5. The valley is surrounded by the mountains. On top of the
valleyregion is the mountain region. 6. The Mountain Region
Mt.Whitney
- The mountain region is a great place for the earth and has lots
of useful natural resources.It features the famous mountain
Mt.Whitney. The two main mountain regions are the Sierra Nevada and
the coast ranges.
7. The Mountain Region Part 2 A huge chunk of gold
- The Sacramento River starts in the Sierra Nevadas.The mountain
region is great for mining, that's where the gold rush had
started.Next to the mountain region is the coast region.
8. The Coast Region California's ocean
- The coast ranges is has the most population in all of
California.There are lots of people because it has a great a amount
of natural resources and has good weather. It provides a fishing
industry because it is close to the ocean.
9. The Coast Region Part 2
- The coast ranges features the cities Los Angeles, Santa
Barbara, San Francisco, and many other great cities.The coast has
many things to do from zoos to scuba diving.Over the mountain lies
the great desert.
A California historical landmark 10. The Desert
RegionCalifornia's Mojave Desert
- The desert region has the least population in California. It
has the least population
11. because it gets very littlewater.The desert is also good for
mining.The main desert in the valley region is the Mojave Desert
and the Death Valley. 12. The Desert Region Part 2 Imperial
Valley
- Different plants grow in the desert then in the other
regions.Plants that need less water grow n the desert. Part of the
desert is the Imperial Valley, it has soil and water from the
All-American River.
13. Christopher Columbus
- Christopher Columbus wanted to find the Indies like Marco Polo
in the 1400's.But instead found the Hades islands.He found indians
living there so he kicked them out and he was known to find the
Hades.
Christopher Columbus 14. Sebastian Vizcaino Sebastian
Vizcaino
- Sebastian Vizcaino was a Spanish explorer that explored
present-day San Diego and landed in San Diego Bay in 1602.He was
especially known for his maps and lied that he landed in unexplored
place tthat he didn't.
15. Sir Francis Drake
- Sir Francis Drake was sent by the queen to attack other
countries and bring gold and riches back in 1579.Francis sailed
north and found a small bay known today as San Francisco Bay. He
searched around San Francisco and called it Nova Albion. It was an
older island in England.
Sir Francis Drake 16. Juan Cabrillo
- Juan Cabrillo set off to sail over to now known Mexico and try
to find a route to Asia in 1542.He eventually ended up in
present-day San Diego, Cape San Martin, and San Miguel. Cabrillo
named the area Alta California which meant Upper California.
Juan Cabrillo He also has his own national museum! 17. Junipero
Father Serra
- Father Serra was a Catholic priest.He tought other people about
his religion.Then, he decided he wanted to start a missionary.He
first started a missionary in Mexico, but then movedover to
California making more missions.He then taught the indians the
religion.
18. Gaspar De PortolaStone of Gaspar
- Portola was a Spain soldier sent to California to run his own
colony in 1767.When he got there, he was on expedition to explore
Monterey. He led a mission and had a idea for the Native American
girls to get locked up in dorms while the otherfamilies sleep in
houses.
19. Missions San Diego Mission
- The purpose of a mission is to teach the Indians the Roman
Catholic religion.Indians also farm there as work.The first mission
built was the San Diego Mission in July 16,1769.
20. PresidiosPicture of Fort Ross
- The purpose of a presidio is to protect the
21. missions. The main purpose was to keep the Russians out, and
keep the Indians in.One of the famous presidios is Fort Ross. 22.
John Sutter Picture of John Sutter
- John Sutter was a man from Switzerland. In 1841, he built a
fort named Sutter's Fort. It was in Sacromento where the gold rush
was. Sutter sold supplies to sttlers passing through the area.
23. Ivan Kuskov Picture of Ivan Kuskov
24. led a group of Russians and Alaskan fur trappers to a place
close to San Francisco. They came to hunt sea otter. So they built
Fort Ross as a trading post. 25. John Bidwell
26. was the first person to lead a wagon train of settlers all
the way from Independence, Missouri.Picture of John Bidwell 27.
Jedediah Smith Picture of Jedediah
- Jedediah Smith led a big group of fur trappers and led them
through Utah and the Mojave Desert to go to California.
28. John Fremont Picture of John Fremont
- John Fremont traveled over the U.S
29. making maps in the 1840's. Fremont also wrote reports that
made Americans from the east interested to move to the west. 30.
James Beckwourth That is James Beckwourth
- James Beckworth was a African American whose mother was a
slave. He led settlers west during the 1850's.
31. 49ers and the Gold Rush 49ers trying to find gold
- When the president announced there was gold in California,
people came from all around the world in search for gold. They were
called 49ers because they came during 1849.
32. Sam Brannan Picture of Sam Brannan
- Sam was a entrepreneur. When he heard that there was gold in
California, he bought all the mining tools in the shops. So when
people wanted mining supplies, they had to buy it from Brannan.
Also, Brannan made the prices of the tools more so he was the first
millionaire.
33. Levi Strauss Picture of Levi Srauss
- Levi Strauss made tough pants for the 49ers. All the 49ers wore
it and bought it from Strauss. Strauss also made rivets in the
pants and invented the first pockets. Levi Strausspants are still
in stores today
34. The Mexican-American War Picture of Mexican-American War
- The Mexican-American War was a war fought over the border
between the two countries in 1846. US won and in 1848, Mexico
signed the treaty of Guadalupe HiIdalgo.