Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 4, Californios Lose Their Land (pp. 155-157)
I. A Threat to the Ranchos
B. Many rancheros could not keep the squatters from taking their land,
their cattle, and even their homes.
II. Bad News for Rancheros
B. Since so many people wanted the rancheros land, the great
ranchos slowly disappeared.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Squatters moved onto the large ranchos owned by the Californios.
A. The Land Commission took so long to settle the rancheros cases
that the rancheros ended up selling their land.
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