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Cabrillo visited but said California was not worth the trouble at the time -
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establishment of British colonization in California
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Spanish begin their colonization of the California frontier, as the first mission is established at San Diego de Alcala -
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Established to take advantage of native labor and convert natives to Christianity -
worsening conditions led to violence
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marks the beginning of San Francisco -
While not immediately impactful to California, this would eventually be a significant event in the story of the state
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California split into 2 provinces. Baja California and Alta California -
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Missions begin the transition to ranchos, wildling away remembrances of Spanish rule -
native born Californians grow irritated with Mexico appointing non natives to office, led by Juan Bautista Alvarado, Alta California declares independence. While short-lived, it marks the beginning of a series of conflicts between Mexico and soon to be Americans -
American settlers rebel against Mexican rule and authority eventually leading to the Mexican-American war -
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Gold discovery in northern California kicks off the gold rush -
America gains California, New Mexico, Arizona and several other states
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Law led to legalized child slavery continuing the abuse of Natives
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US Calvary exterminate Pomo natives in Clear Lake. They murder everyone at the camp
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Slave law contradicted states constitution and led to unjust turmoil against African Americans
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California courts rule in favor of Biddy Mason's freedom which was a groundbreaking ruling in the battle for social justice -
railroad business changes the economic and social landscape of California bring immigrants and new business opportunities -
start of the California university system -
railroad allows for the exporting and important of new goods
and people from all over the United States. No Chinese workers were allowed in the celebratory picture -
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California would now be connected to the southern states providing even more economic opportunities
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Chinese immigration was banned and was the first official law passed that specifically banned a specific ethnic group -
Indian boarding schools opened as an attempt to erase all native culture and people from California -
United States could not deny citizenship to any American born person. Japanese Americans would later be stripped of rights during WWII
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Oil boom begins in California once again developing the economy
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American port of entry for Asian immigrants allows for the logging and tracking of Asian immigration -
bill passed 9 years before the 19th amendments
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Barred immigrants from being able to be citizens and prevented them from owning any land limiting the potential future success of immigrants
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California now features the idea of glitz and glamor
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Orange Pickers leave the fields to march for improved working conditions and are met with violent responses from growers and law enforcement. -
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The bracero program begins to bring in mass immigrant labor to California and contributes to the diversity we see today. -
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All people of Japanese descent are removed and imprisoned in camps. -
Young Latinos revolt against the harassment and violence from United States service members during WWII
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United States Supreme Court ruled the California Alien Land Act was unconstitutional marking the first step in righting a massive series of wrongs.
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Sylvia Mendez and her family challenged california school segregation and paved the way for Brown v The Board of Education -
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Lawless military style Immigration operation throughout the nation in which 1.3 mexican people were deported in mass and with little consideration.
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Disneyland opens and continues the trend of Southern California becoming a tourist destination -
following years of tension between Japan and the US, the countries begin to reconcile
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Students at UC Berkeley protest the limiting of social rights activism
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deep-rooted social and economic inequality lead to uprising in Los Angeles -
Filipinos and Mexicans bind together to achieve labor reform in California's agriculture industry. The strikes lasted 4 years and altered the social dynamics of California -
Immigration was biased to europeans prior to 1965. This act increased the legal immigration from Mexico and the Phillipines.
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United Farm Workers march to the state capital to garner national attention of their fight for improved working conditons and treatment
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Violent rebellion as a result of LAPD officers being acquitted of beating Rodney King unnecessarily -
This would begin the struggle and the official discrimination against same-sex couples for the next 10 years
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Eureka city council returns the unfairly pruchased Tuluwat island from the Wiyot tribe. in 2004 they attempt to reconcile past injustices
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Continued violence against Asian Americans shows the state has yet to fully move past discrimination sentiment dating back to the gold rush