History of California

So many things transpired between 1850 and 1900 when we talk about the history of the United States. The Civil War (1861-1865) alone is full of significant events that usually fill our history books. Slavery was prevalent and resulted in violation of human and civil rights. In California, started to advocate for statehood, and civil leaders who wanted to develop a growing region and also to gain power were so excited to have a new civil government. Thus, the California Constitution was drafted by 48 delegates in 1849, aiming to enforce a legal order in this vast territory. The first two sections of this constitution highlight the issue of freedom, independence, inalienable rights, defending life and liberty, acquiring property and protecting it, safety, and happiness. Moreover, it stipulates that the Government is responsible in protecting, security, and benefiting the people and that it has the right to change it if it is for the good of the…

the idea of farming the land and using the natural resources that around to cultivate the land for food. Sometimes it goes as far as farming animals and using their skin to make clothing. California has had a very long history when it comes to agriculture. Before the European settlers came to California, the Native Americans did not see a need to take a risk in agriculture. The land around the Native American tribes had enough richness that there was no need to do so. Hunting, fishing and…

about the news. “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” The news spread quickly around California, and in just three days, the population of San Francisco went from 250 to 600. By the Spring of 1849, the news of gold had spread to every part of the United States by boat, wagon, and mule. When the people's wildest dreams were confirmed by President Polk in his annual message to Congress, they flocked to California by the thousands. In 1847, there was a mere 15,000 living in California, but…

The california gold rush began in 1849, but when the people first found the gold in Sacramento Valley it was 1848. Some people think that the American’s found gold the first but Mexican’s were actually the first to discover it. The gold didn’t really have value on its own. Many people, mostly men, died for looking for gold. These men were called gold miners and they’d travel by land or by sea. There was a total of two billion worth of gold that was taken from California in 1852. A man named…

Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush was the biggest mass relocation in American history since it realized 300,000 individuals to California. It began on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall discovered gold on his real estate parcel at Sutter's Mill in Coloma. The news of gold rapidly spread around. Individuals from Oregon, Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and Latin America were the first to hear the breaking news, so they were the first to touch base so as to test their fortunes in California…

The California gold rush was an important part of the Antebellum period of American history because it dramatically increased the financial quality of the United states. The gold rush was when a big gold deposit was found in a stream in california that caused people from around the country to come. The gold rush changed our country in a short period of time. When James W Marshall was working for a man named John stutter, he saw what looked like something glowing in the water. He picked it up…

“We finally know who our mystery winners are! It may have taken six months for them to come to one of our offices, but these winners did just what we tell all our winners to do – they read our Winner’s Handbook and then assembled a team of legal and financial advisors to help them make the most of this windfall and prepare them for their new life as Lottery winners,” California Lottery Director Hugo Lopez said in a press release. “We couldn’t be happier for them and are thrilled they took the…

We observed about California drought. We planned to observe how California drought affected the farmer, because we thought that farmers used water to irrigate their farm, so California drought would affect them severely. We went to farmers market at Oakland. We met with many farmers there and asked several questions. We wanted to know how severe is California drought for farmers, what have they done regarding California drought and what are they going to do if the California drought got severe.…

Los Angeles County is the most dangerous place in California because of the gang culture that moves around it (Bartholomew, 2015). Cholo, ese, vato are all words that hispanic gang members use to refer to one another. Here in California, Hispanic gangs began to form during the early 1920s or as also referred to the Roaring Twenties. These groups started to form and get together in their neighborhoods or as known as the barrios. These individuals who got together in these groups all had similar…

In California, Michigan, and New York, there’s been a history of imprisonment rates. Their cities are the most visited cities in the United States. Many of the prisoners are in there because of their indecisive actions and the way of choosing decisions life brings upon them. We must consider how it affects the new way of their lifestyle in prison and their morales too, or how confident they feel about themselves in prison. Cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Detroit have been indeed affected…