Unit 2: Early People in California
Overarching Concepts
1. Many Native American groups have lived and continue to live in what is now California.
2. The Cahuilla and the Chumash have lived in Southern California.
3. European explorers came to California starting in the 1500s.
4. Explorers faced many challenges once they reached what is now California.
5. The Spanish began to settle California in the 1760s by establishing missions.
6. There were some conflicts between missionaries and California Indians at the missions.
7. The Catholic Church had a strong influence in California.
8. Many California Indians worked on missions.
9. Presidios were forts built to protect missions.
10. Ranchos were settlements where cattle, horses, and other animals were raised.
11. Franciscan missionaries taught California Indians how to farm.
12. The Mexican War for Independence changed the physical boundaries of California and North America.
13. Mexican rule ended Spain’s power in California.
2. The Cahuilla and the Chumash have lived in Southern California.
3. European explorers came to California starting in the 1500s.
4. Explorers faced many challenges once they reached what is now California.
5. The Spanish began to settle California in the 1760s by establishing missions.
6. There were some conflicts between missionaries and California Indians at the missions.
7. The Catholic Church had a strong influence in California.
8. Many California Indians worked on missions.
9. Presidios were forts built to protect missions.
10. Ranchos were settlements where cattle, horses, and other animals were raised.
11. Franciscan missionaries taught California Indians how to farm.
12. The Mexican War for Independence changed the physical boundaries of California and North America.
13. Mexican rule ended Spain’s power in California.
