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California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. How is each picture relevant to the history of California? Native Americans — one of the first people to live in California. Gold miners — the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Native Americans Some pictures about the history of California Gold Rush Period 1. California is the ____ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _____. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean General knowledge quiz about California. 3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco 4. California’s official nickname is the ___. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State 5. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas 6. California entered the Union on September 9th 1850, as the ____ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first The text is about the brief _______ of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state. history Read the text quickly and complete its main idea. 15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. Beside each time note down an important event in Californian history. California became part of Mexico. The US declared war on Mexico. Gold was discovered