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California: A Changing State

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The Physical Setting:  California and Beyond
About.com Californian maps, geography, data, and cities.
California Tides
Colorful Landform Atlas of the United States: California Look at the black and white map before you make a flour/salt relief map of California.  View the county map to see elevation colors.
National Park Service Find links to National Parks in California such as Death Valley and Yosemite.
 
Pre-Colombian Settlements - The First Californian
Tribes by State Map Index: California
WWW Virtual Library - American Indians Index of Native American Cultural Resources on the Internet
 
Exploration and Colonial History
Discovers Web information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration
 
Missions, Ranchos, and the Mexican War for Independence
California Mission Studies Association Links to websites related to California Missions
 
Gold Rush, Statehood, and the Westward Movement

California's Gold Rush Country Virtual Tour
The Gold Rush PBS Gold Rush resources
Levi Strauss A Floriday Atlantic University biography about the originator of Levi's.  Also, see the Levi Strauss & Co. biography of Levi Strauss, and read about the company history.
 

The Period of Rapid Population Growth, Large-Scale Agriculture, and Linkage to the Rest of the United States

 

Modern California:   Immigration, Technology, and Cities
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, 51st District
Bill Morrow, California State Senator District 38
Mark Wyland, Californa State Assembly District 74
League of Women Voters of California  legislative watch, issues analyses, voter pamphlets, elected officials contact info
 

California Resources
California Profiles  U.S. Census Bureau California statistics
CalPhotos  The University of Berkeley has over 25,000 photos of California.
Government Links see the State of California links
Gov Spot  government information portal to find California links.
The History Net  search for California History
Museums in the USA: California
San Diego Historical Society

Last updated: December 15, 2005