Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 8, Lesson 3, Settling the West (pp. 236-240)
I. Spaniards Settle in California
B. After Mexico became independent of Spain, it took control of California and took mission lands and property and gave them to rancheros.
C. Rancheros raised cattle on their large ranchos and traded hides, meat, and tallow with merchants in New England.
II. U.S. Citizens Go West
B. Seeking a place to worship freely, the Mormons moved to the Great Basin,
because it was outside of the United States.
C. Concerns about the relationship between Mormon religion and politics kept Utah
from becoming a state until 1896.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. California's first white settlers were Spanish priests who established missions, soldiers who built forts, and settlers who grew food for the soldiers.
A. Because California was a Mexican territory, most Americans moving west went to
Oregon, which became a U.S. territory in 1848.
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