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Students
describe
the social,
political,
cultural,
and economic
life and
interactions
among
people
of California
from the
pre-Columbian
societies
to the
Spanish
mission
and Mexican
rancho
periods.
Discuss
the major nations of California
Indians, including their geographic
distribution, economic activities,
legends, and religious beliefs;
and describe how they depended
on, adapted to, and modified the
physical environment by cultivation
of land and use of sea resources.
Identify
the
early
land
and
sea
routes
to,
and
European
settlements
in,
California
with
a
focus
on
the
exploration
of
the
North
Pacific
(e.g.,
by
Captain
James
Cook,
Vitus
Bering,
Juan
Cabrillo),
noting
especially
the
importance
of
mountains,
deserts,
ocean
currents,
and
wind
patterns.
Describe
the
Spanish
exploration
and
colonization
of
California,
including
the
relationships
among
soldiers,
missionaries,
and
Indians
(e.g.,
Juan
Crespi,
Junipero
Serra,
Gaspar
de
Portola).
Describe
the
mapping
of,
geographic
basis
of,
and
economic
factors
in
the
placement
and
function
of
the
Spanish
missions;
and
understand
how
the
mission
system
expanded
the
influence
of
Spain
and
Catholicism
throughout
New
Spain
and
Latin
America.
Describe
the
daily
lives
of
the
people,
native
and
nonnative,
who
occupied
the
presidios,
missions,
ranchos,
and
pueblos.
Discuss
the
role
of
the
Franciscans
in
changing
the
economy
of
California
from
a
hunter-gatherer
economy
to
an
agricultural
economy.
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