California Studies
Interactive Lesson Summaries
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Chapter 1
Lesson 1
Where Is California?
Lesson 2
Land and Water
Lesson 3
Climate and Regions
Lesson 4
California's Resources
Chapter 2
Lesson 1
An Ancient Past
Lesson 2
Coastal Peoples
Lesson 3
Mountain and Valley Peoples
Lesson 4
Desert Life
Chapter 3
Lesson 1
First Europeans in California
Lesson 2
Colonizing California
Lesson 3
California's Missions
Lesson 4
Presidios and Settlements
Chapter 4
Lesson 1
Mexico Wins Independence
Lesson 2
Mexico and California
Lesson 3
Ranchos and Pueblos
Lesson 4
Trails to California
Chapter 5
Lesson 1
Bear Flag Revolt
Lesson 2
The Mexican-American War
Lesson 3
The Gold Rush
Lesson 4
Life in the Goldfields
Chapter 6
Lesson 1
Business Booms
Lesson 2
The Thirty-first State
Lesson 3
New Towns and Cities
Lesson 4
Land Rights
Chapter 7
Lesson 1
Linking East and West
Lesson 2
A Railroad to California
Chapter 8
Lesson 1
Newcomers in California
Lesson 2
California Farming
Lesson 3
Los Angeles
Lesson 4
San Francisco
Chapter 9
Lesson 1
Time of Reform
Lesson 2
A Growing Economy
Lesson 3
The Great Depression
Chapter 10
Lesson 1
California and World War II
Lesson 2
Peacetime Industries
Lesson 3
Building New Communities
Lesson 4
A Call for Equality
Chapter 11
Lesson 1
New Neighbors Arrive
Lesson 2
Education in California
Lesson 3
Technology and Trade
Lesson 4
California's Art and Culture
Chapter 12
Lesson 1
United States Government
Lesson 2
State and Local Government
Lesson 3
Californians Today
Lesson 4
The Challenge of the Future
