San Francisco Century: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 & Killing for Land

(Week 6)

Major Problems: Chapter 5

Major Problems: Chapter 6

Killing for Land, 1-49

(Week 7-No Class)

Major Problems: Chapter 7

Killing for Land, 50-158

(Week 8)

Killing for Land: 159-274

(Week 9)

Major Problems: Chapter 8

(Week 10-Exam #2)

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Week 1:  Major Problems, Chapters 1 & 2:  “Significance of CA History” & First Californians”

1-Life in a CA Mission, pp. 1-50/ What does Margolin say are the significant characteristics of the California Indians?

2-California's History (Major Problems) How do Houston, McWilliams, and Gregory characterize California and its history?

3-First Californians (Major Problems/ Docs) What are the three worlds of the Chumash?

Characterize the material culture of California’s Indians?  (pictures)

Who was Pablo Tac—from his words, how would you characterize him?

What are the characteristics of the Missionaries, as seen in Geronimo Boscana’s words?

(Essays) How does McEvoy characterize California’s many Indian tribelets?

How does Hurtado compare cultures of Indians and Spanish?  Do their family patterns reveal them to be very different or similar?

Week 2:  Major Problems, Chapter 3:  “Spanish Impact on Indians, 1769-1821”

1-Life in a CA Mission, pp. 50-100/ How does La Perouse describe the California missions, and to what extent do you think he is accurate?

2-Thrown Among Strangers, 1-98/ How do the Spanish and California Indian goals and cultures compare?  How did they relate? Explain the nature of social relationships at the Ca Missions.

3-(Major Problems/ Docs) How typical do you think is Luis Jayme?

What do you think are Serra’s main concerns regarding the missions?

Why does Malaspina find the Missions in CA have been “beneficial”?

Why did the Santa Cruz Indians, do you think assassinate a priest?

(Essays) Why does Guest say that Indians were punished, and how?

Does Castaneda claim that the Spanish soldiers were violent toward Indian women?  Explain.

Week 3:  Major Problems, Chapter 4:  “Mexican CA:  A Study in Contrasts:”

1-Thrown Among Strangers, 99-232/ An extension of the last question based on Monroy’s book—how does he describe Mexican California?

2-Mexican California (Major Problems/ Docs) What do these documents from Mexican California, de la Guerra, Dana, Guadalupe Vallejo, William Robert Garner reveal about Mexican Alta California?  What kind of place was it? What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

(Essays) How does Bancroft describe Mexican California? How does Bancroft’s view compare to that of Monroy?

Week 4:  Mexican California & American Takeover

1-Thrown Among Strangers, 233-287/ What is Monroy's argument about Mexican labor and wages in Southern California after American takeover?