California History
Pioneers
Lesson 18
During Spanish and Mexican rule, American ships from the east began coming to the coast of California to hunt for otter pelts. Some participated in the hide and tallow trade during Mexican rule. This let others know that California was a place to be desired.
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Northwest United States. They had a French guide, Charbonnean, and his Indian wife, Sacajawea. They shared the Gospel with the Indians they met. Following the report made by Lewis and Clark, Jedediah Smith, who was a beaver hunter, set out on a land expedition. He crossed the Colorado River, the Mojave Desert, and the San Bernardino Mountains. Smith was a strong Christian and he carried his Bible with him wherever he went. He was eventually killed by Comanches on the Santa Fe Trail.
Joseph Reddeford Walker was a fur trapper from Tennessee and Missouri. He made the first westward crossing through the Sierra Nevada. He was followed by Joseph Chapman, Abel Stearns and Thomas Larkin. Abel Stearns and Thomas Larkin were accepted by the Mexican government and given land. The first American woman to live in California was Rachel Hobson Holmes.
John Marsh came in one of the first overland groups. He was a doctor who had the first successful rancho in the Central Valley near Sacramento. Two years after John Marsh came, John Sutter arrived and also settled along the Sacramento River.
Activities
1) Map showing overland routes
3) Yarn Dolls
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4) Covered Wagon and Horses
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