California History
In 1849, people came to California to find this shiny metal.
What is gold?
This is the main way people in California vote for leaders.
What are elections?
This bear is on California’s flag and is the state animal.
What is the California Grizzly Bear?
This red bridge is a symbol of San Francisco.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
These old churches in California were built by Spanish missionaries.
What are missions?
This city is the capital of California, where leaders meet to make laws.
What is Sacramento?
The first people to live in California are called this.
Who are Native Americans?
This is the famous movie-making city in California.
What is Hollywood?
Before it became part of the United States, California was part of this country
What is Mexico?
This person works in California and signs bills into laws, making sure the state government runs smoothly.
What is the Governor?
Many Native Americans in California lived near these because they provided food and water.
What are rivers?
This theme park in Anaheim has Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.
What is Disneyland?
This city grew very fast during the Gold Rush and is now famous for its hills and cable cars.
What is San Francisco?
This is the paper Californians use to make their choices in an election.
What is a ballot?
People who rushed to California in 1849 to find gold were called this.
Who are 49ers?
This national park is famous for giant sequoias and waterfalls.
What is Yosemite?
California became the 31st state of the United States in this year
What is 1850?
This is the highest court in California that makes final decisions on state laws.
What is the California Supreme Court?
Early California settlers raised animals like cows, sheep, and goats on these big lands.
What are ranchos?
This California landmark is a big rock formation in the desert.
What is Joshua Tree?