Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 4, Californios and Indians Lose Their Land (pp. 155-157)
I. Rancheros Lose Their Land
B. Many rancheros and Indians could not keep settlers and squatters from taking their land, their cattle, and even their homes.
C. The Land Commission took so long to settle the rancheros' cases that the rancheros ended up selling their land.
II. Indians Lose Their Land and Their Lives
B. The United States government talked Indian groups into signing treaties in which they gave up their rights to land.
C. About 2,000 Indians were moved to reservations where there were few natural resources.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. American settlers, called squatters, moved onto the large ranchos owned by the Californios.
A. American settlers killed groups of Indians and California law enabled them to capture and enslave Indians.
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