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Essay Questions
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Native California:
- Discuss the ways in which the Natives of California were impacted by one of the following events:
a) The arrival of the Spanish
b) The Mexican takeover
c) The Gold Rush
- Discuss how the California Native Indians responded to life on the Missions.
- Describe the culture of the California Indians living in one of the following regions: Central Valley, Colorado River, Northwestern Coast, Southern California. Be sure to touch upon patterns of subsistence, political organization, cultural materialism, and economy.
Conquest of California:
- Discuss the geopolitical reasons why the American government wished to possess California. Be sure to include the historical and diplomatic context that made President Polk desire the territory in 1846.
- Discuss the immediate causes of the Mexican-American war. Include the motives of the Bear Flag Rebels, who initiate Mexican-American hostilities in California.
- Discuss the conduct of the Mexican-American War in California.
- Discuss the effects of the Mexican-American war.
The Gold Rush:
- Outline three techniques of placer mining. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using each technique.
- Outline three various ways in which miners could get to California from the East. Comment on the advantages and disadvantages that each route posed to would be 49ers.
Statehood:
- Discuss the negotiations that took place in the United States Congress in order for California to be admitted as a state.
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