• The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769)...
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  • Human history in California began when indigenous Americans first arrived some 13,000 years ago. Coastal exploration by the Spanish began in the 16th...
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    The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $3.89 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2023. It is the largest...
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  • Bibliography of California history History of California before 1900 History of California History of Los Angeles History of San Diego History of San Francisco...
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    California City is a city located in northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is 100 miles (160 km) north of the city of...
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    The history of slavery in California began with the enslavement of Indigenous Californians under Spanish colonial rule. The arrival of the Spanish colonists...
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  • what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli...
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  • The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an embarcadero that his...
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  • The history of California bread as a prominent factor in the field of bread baking dates from the days of the California Gold Rush around 1849, encompassing...
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    Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are...
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    the history of California, and just the second in U.S. history (the first was North Dakota's 1921 recall of Lynn Frazier). California is one of 19 states...
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    California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While...
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    The maritime history of California can be divided into several periods: the Native American period; European exploration period from 1542 to 1769; the...
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    Northern California (commonly shortened to NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California...
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    The history of Oakland, a city in the county of Alameda, California, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier, Edson Adams...
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    The Spanish missions in California (Spanish: Misiones españolas en California) formed a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between...
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    California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The sudden influx of gold...
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    Multiple theories regarding the origin of the name California, as well as the root language of the term, have been proposed, but most historians believe...
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    "profoundly changes the way California is governed" and "may prove to be the most revolutionary act in the history of California." Proposition 218 was also...
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    California cuisine is a food movement that originated in Northern California. The cuisine focuses on dishes that are driven by local and sustainable ingredients...
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    Weed is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 2,862, down from 2,967 in 2010. There...
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    The California genocide was a series of systematized killings of thousands of Indigenous peoples of California by United States government agents and private...
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    Natural history of California Protected areas in California State forests of California Superfund sites in California Wildlife of California Flora of California...
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  • This is a bibliography of California history. It contains English language (including translations) books and mainstream academic journal articles published...
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    The history of oil production in California began in the late 19th century. In 1903, California became the leading oil-producing state in the US, and...
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    The California High-Speed Rail Authority was established in 1996 after decades of advocacy for building a high speed rail system in California. The passage...
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  • The history of Santa Barbara, California, begins approximately 13,000 years ago with the arrival of the first Native Americans. The Spanish came in the...
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    amendment of the Constitution of California enacted during 1978, by means of the initiative process. The initiative was approved by California voters on...
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    California, the most populous state in the United States and third largest in area after Alaska and Texas, has been the subject of more than 220 proposals...
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    The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was...
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