Our California Directory

Our California, History-Social Science for California Directory

Book: Our California, History-Social Science for California
Author: William E. White, Ph.D.
ISBN: 0-328-16672-3

Unit 1: The Land of California

Lesson 1: How do you locate places on Earth
Lesson 2: How is Earth divided?
Lesson 3: How are the areas of California different?
Lesson 4: How have California's landforms and water affected settlement?
Lesson 5: How are California's communities alike and different?

Unit 2: Early People in California

Lesson 1: How did early people live in California?
Lesson 2: How did early Europeans come to California?
Lesson 3: How did the Spanish change how California Indians lived?
Lesson 4: What was Spain's influence in California?
Lesson 5: What was life like in Spanish and Mexican California?
Lesson 6: How did California's early economy change?
Lesson 7: How did the Mexican War for Independence affect California?
Lesson 8: How did Mexican rule affect California?

Unit 3: Early History to Statehood

Lesson 1: Where were California's settlements?
Lesson 2: How and why did people travel to California?
Lesson 3: How did the discovery of gold affect California?
Lesson 4: How did women help California grow?
Lesson 5: How did California's government change?

Unit 4: Growth and Development Since 1850

Lesson 1: How did the movement of people and ideas change in California?
Lesson 2: How did the Gold Rush change California's economy?
Lesson 3: How did different people coming to California affect our state?
Lesson 4: How have immigration and settlement helped California grow?
Lesson 5: What was California's role in the twentieth century?
Lesson 6: What new industries came to California in the twentieth century?
Lesson 7: How did California's water system develop?
Lesson 8: How did California's education system develop?
Lesson 9: How have Californians made our state unique?

Unit 5: California Government

Lesson 1: Why was the United States Constitution created?
Lesson 2: How does the California Constitution affect you?
Lesson 3: How are federal, state, and local governments alike and different?
Lesson 4: What does our state government do for us?
Lesson 5: How are California's communities governed?