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Americans saw a rich, new land of opportunity.
areas in the region.
living in California).
the Western Emigration Society and the Donner Party
into California, but once they got here, they stayed to
republic.
Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California,
strangers are overrunning our fertile plains, and gradually outnumbering and displacing us? Shall these
become strangers in our
deadly.
came to Mexican
Mexican government reacted to these settlers.
mountain man has been found. already taken before him. You can probably imagine this didn’t make Stephens too happy.
For a short time, Stephens served under Capt. John Sutter
anyone else, but the people of Stevens, California,
memorial in Union Cemetery.
California Explorer’s Grave Discovered
Going West!
California State Standards: 4.1.5density, architecture, services, and transportation. 4.3
4.3.2
Wee
k 18
of
36 •
Pag
e 3
Com
ing
to C
alif
orni
a
© C
alif
orni
a St
udie
s W
eekl
y
Cal
ifor
nia
5. C
hris
toph
er “
Kit
” C
arso
n
Car
son
spok
e m
any
lang
uage
s in
clud
ing
Span
ish
and
an O
ld W
est h
ero.
6. J
eded
iah
Smit
h
Jede
diah
Sm
ith h
eade
d to
Cal
ifor
nia
hopi
ng to
Riv
er u
ntil
it jo
ined
the
Col
orad
o R
iver
, an
d th
en s
outh
thro
ugh
the
Moj
ave
Des
ert.
Whe
n th
e gr
oup
arri
ved
at M
issi
on S
an
Cal
ifor
nia
by a
n ov
erla
nd ro
ute.
than
1,5
00 p
ound
s of
bea
ver p
elts
bef
ore
thes
e hi
gh m
ount
ains
by
nonn
ativ
e pe
ople
.
The
Don
ner
Par
ty
the
trai
l, bu
t ins
tead
of
savi
ng ti
me,
the
Don
ner
Part
y lo
st ti
me
and
got f
ar
Onl
y 48
peo
ple
surv
ived
the
orde
al.
to C
alif
orni
a, b
ut th
e nu
mbe
r of
set
tlers
trav
elin
g to
Cal
ifor
nia
from
the
1. P
ío P
ico
unde
r M
exic
an c
ontr
ol.
2. J
ames
Bec
kwou
rth
to b
ecom
e a
mou
ntai
n m
an, t
rapp
er, e
xplo
rer
and
trad
er. F
or a
tim
e, h
e
mon
ey to
bui
ld a
roa
d th
roug
h th
e pa
ss, h
opin
g to
mak
e it
easi
er to
rea
ch
3. J
ohn
Bid
wel
l
Cal
ifor
nia
from
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
Rus
h an
d us
ed s
ome
of h
is m
oney
to b
uy R
anch
o C
hico
, loc
ated
nor
th
grea
test
far
mer
s.
4. J
ohn
C. F
rém
ont
and
fam
ous
expl
orer
s an
d m
apm
aker
s
mea
sure
s an
d m
arks
the
land
) fo
r
only
of
surv
eyin
g th
e la
nd, b
ut a
lso
of
thos
e li
ving
in th
e
unex
plor
ed
area
s of
the
Wes
t.
In th
e ye
ars
afte
r M
exic
o to
ok c
ontr
ol o
f Cal
ifor
nia,
man
y A
mer
ican
s be
gan
to ta
ke a
n in
tere
st in
thei
r W
este
rn n
eigh
bor.
Trap
pers
, tra
ders
, map
mak
ers
and
farm
ers
all s
aw C
alif
orni
a as
a je
wel
just
wai
ting
to b
e cl
aim
ed. L
et’s
ta
ke a
look
at s
ome
of th
e pe
ople
who
pla
yed
an im
port
ant r
ole
in s
ettl
ing
this
ric
h ne
w la
nd.