1991 Edition

Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Chapter 1

• Lesson 1: Where on Earth is California?
• Lesson 2: California's Regions
• Lesson 3: California's Resources

Chapter 2

• Lesson 1: Discovering the First Californians
• Lesson 2: Living with the Land
• Lesson 3: Life in an Indian Village

Chapter 3

• Lesson 1: Early Explorers
• Lesson 2: First European Settlers
• Lesson 3: Presidios, Missions, and Pueblos
• Lesson 4: Life on a Mission

Chapter 4

• Lesson 1: Traders in California
• Lesson 2: From Missions to Ranchos
• Lesson 3: Ranchos and Pueblos

Chapter 5

• Lesson 1: Pioneers in California
• Lesson 2: Mexico Defeated
• Lesson 3: The Rush for Gold
• Lesson 4: Gold Mining

Chapter 6

• Lesson 1: After the Gold Rush
• Lesson 2: The Thirty-first State
• Lesson 3: Law and Order
• Lesson 4: Californios Lose Their Land

Chapter 7

• Lesson 1: Linking California to the East
• Lesson 2: The Railroad is Born
• Lesson 3: Building the Railroad

Chapter 8

• Lesson 1: Farming Takes Hold
• Lesson 2: Growth in Southern California
• Lesson 3: Problems Facing Agriculture

Chapter 9

• Lesson 1: The New Californians
• Lesson 2: Conflicts Between Cultures
• Lesson 3: Contributing to California

Chapter 10

• Lesson 1: Growth of Industry
• Lesson 2: Progress for People
• Lesson 3: New Challenges

Chapter 11

• Lesson 1: California in Wartime
• Lesson 2: New Uses of Science and Technology
• Lesson 3: New Ways of Living

Chapter 12

• Lesson 1: A Struggle for Rights
• Lesson 2: A New Wave of Immigrants
• Lesson 3: A Growing California

Chapter 13

• Lesson 1: The Past Shapes the Future
• Lesson 2: California Fights Smog
• Lesson 3: People Take Action

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