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选修八全部课文翻译（Take eight of all text translation） Unit1 California California is the third largest state in the United States, and is the most populous state. California is out of the ordinary a state it is the United States the most multicultural, it attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants in their new home live. When you know the history of California, you will not be surprised. native americans The first people in particular to California in what we now know when, who can say. However, it may be at least 15, 000 years ago, Native Americans were living in California. Scientists believe that these settlers by a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times across the Bering Strait in the Arctic to america. The Europeans came here in sixteenth Century, indigenous people suffered greatly, tens of thousands of people were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, the Europeans brought many died from the disease, which, however, there are still some people survived the experience of those after the reign of terror. A Native American people today live in California than in any other state to. Spanish In eighteenth Century, California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early sixteenth Century, they foughtagainst the native people and took their land 3 two centuries later, the Spanish settled in most parts of South America, but also we now call the United States along the northwest coast live in the first batch of C shift California Spanish, most religious people, their duty is to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, Mexican independence - California then became part of Mexico from spain. In 1846 the United States declared war against Mexico, the United States won after the victory of the war, Mexico was forced to cede California to the United states. However, the state still retains a strong Spanish influence. This is why today there are 40% of Californians speak Spanish