Impotant historical events in California

Answer 1

- Spanish settlers/ missionaries

- Gold Rush

- San Fransisco earthquake/ fire

- Northridge earthquake
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Date Event

Before 1592 At least 22 linguistic groups with 135 dialects inhabit California. 1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sails into San Diego Bay. 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on the northern California coast and names it Nova Albion. 1769 Gaspar de Portolá and Junípero Serra establish a presidio and mission at San Diego. 1812 Fort Ross, north of San Francisco, is built by Russian fur traders. 1825 California is formally annexed by Mexico. 1833 Mission lands are opened to settlement. 1841 John Bidwell and John Bartleson lead the first group of United States settlers to reach California by land. 1846 The Bear Flag Revolt results in the shortlived California Republic. California is claimed as a U.S. possession. 1846-1847 The Donner party is trapped in the Sierra Nevadas and 40 people die. 1847 Mexican Californians accept U.S. rule in the Cahuenga Capitulation. 1848 Gold is discovered on John A. Sutter's land. Mexico cedes California to the United States. 1849 The gold rush brings thousands of prospectors to California. 1850 California enters the Union as the 31st state (September 9). 1864 The Modoc are removed to a reservation in Oregon. 1869 California is linked with the East by the first transcontinental railroad. 1873 Battle near Tule Lake ends the Modoc War in northern California. 1877 Anti-Chinese riots encourage the formation of the Workingmen's Party of California. 1879 The second and current constitution of California is adopted. 1882 The U.S. Congress halts Chinese immigration for ten years. 1906 San Francisco segregates Japanese schoolchildren; President Theodore Roosevelt arranges desegregation in exchange for voluntary limits on Japanese immigration. 1906 The San Francisco earthquake and fire occur. 1910 Hiram Johnson is elected governor. 1924 Japanese immigration is ended. 1930s Work begins on the Central Valley Project. 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt signs an order removing all people of Japanese descent from the West Coast, including U.S. citizens. 1950s The California State Water Project begins. 1962 California becomes the most populous state in the nation. 1965 Blacks riot in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. 1966 Ronald Reagan is elected governor. 1975 Migrant farm workers obtain the right to collective bargaining. 1978 Voters approve Proposition 13, a constitutional amendment that drastically reduces local property tax rates in the state. 1988 The U.S. Congress passes legislation compensating Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

Answer 2

Historical events in California:

the gold rush

great depression,

Answer 3

In 1535, Spanish explorers were the first to explore California, led by Hernando Cortes. In 1960, mail that was carried from Missouri to California started the Pony Express.

Answer 4

The discovery of gold.

Answer 5

California gold rush

Answer 6

the gold rush

Answer 7

Gold Rush YAY we are rich.

Answer 8

The California Gold Rush in 1849.