midterm essay

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ESSAY PROMPT: Compare and contrast the lives of Native Americans, the Colonial Spanish in Alta California from the 1770s to 1820), the Russians at Ft. Ross (1812-1841), the Mexican Californios from 1821 to 1848, and Anglo foreigners’ (contrasting the experiences of the pioneer Donner party, to the hide and tallow traders such as Capt. Cooper & his wife, to the American consulate Larkin and his wife, to independent entrepreneur Sutter to Fremont and the Bear Flag Rebels). How did the Mexican American War change the political, social and economic structure of Mexican California by the end of the War? Address each of the following assigned topics for each period: Work Family community (religion, culture & politics) Environmental views. Write your essay chronologically Start with discussing Native American Period an discuss of work, family, community life and environmental views. Then introduce the Colonial Spanish Period and the assigned topics contrasting the Spanish perceptions of the topics to the Native American perceptions. For examples regarding mission, use information from Santa Cruz Mission State Park interpreter. (cover their work, family, community and environmental views) Was there culture clash between the Spanish and the California Native Americans? Give examples using both Santa Cruz Mission State Park interpreter. Who had hegemonic control? How did the other group resist or adapt? Then introduce the Russian Period and discuss the assigned topics (cover their work, family, community and environmental views) Was there culture clash between the Russians and the California Native Americans? Contrast the Russian relationship to Native Americans to the Spanish relationship with Native Americans. Then introduce the Mexican Period and discuss the assigned topics contrasting the Mexican perceptions of the topics to the Native American perception. For examples regarding Mexican period, use information from Cooper Molera and Larkin Monterey State Park Field Trips. (cover their work, family, community and environmental views) Was there culture clash between the Mexicans and the California Native Americans? Who had hegemonic control? How did the other group resist or adapt? Then introduce the Anglo Foreigner Period: mountain men, pioneers, hide and tallow traders, mavericks, and Anglo Manifest Destiny believers. For examples regarding some of the Anglo foreigners, use information from Cooper Molera and Larkin Field Trips (cover their work, family, community and environmental views). 1st discuss the assigned topics and the Anglo foreigners Then discuss the differences in attitude and actual interaction towards the Native Americans and the Mexicans and the idea of permanent settlement in Mexican California between the pioneer Donner party, the hide and tallow man Cooper, the American consulate Larkin, the independent entrepreneur Sutter, and General Fremont and the Bear Flag Rebels. How did the Mexican American War change the political, social and economic structure of Mexican California by the end of the War?