California golden treasure

Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16)Includes recorded audio files in WAV and MP3 formats, 18:48 in length.Includes digitized images in JPEG and TIFF formats.The objective of "California Golden Treasure," an audiovisual presentation, is to introduce and give an overview of early California history. The time period in the presentation includes exploration, colonization, revolution and war, Gold Rush days and development of cities leading to Statehood. Populations of the past claiming California include migrating Indians, Spanish, English, Mexicans (descendants of Indians and Spanish), Europeans, plus those migrating from all over the world during the Gold Rush days. These peoples were the initial citizens of what has become the State of California. Secondary students are the intended audience for this project. It is well-known that they are "media oriented." Hence, the teacher does well to utilize that orientation. Moreover, many of them are unaware of the living history residing outside metropolitan areas. This project seeks to acquaint them into the history of California and the opportunities for personal exploration by seeing the State. One such trip along Highway 49 provided the writer with much of the material for this project