Introduction: California

Unit 1: California
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Unit 1: California

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California: what do you know about Cali?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Slide 3 - Slide

Use the internet and write down a (fun) fact about California

Slide 4 - Open question

In your book:
Unit 1, Lesson 1, text on p. 8-9

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Create your own postcard
You are free to design your own California postcard.

Imagine you've been to a ghost town on holiday. 
Write to a friend about it.
Use the text on pages 8-9 to help you.

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Sutter and Marshall invited local people to come and dig for gold
A
True
B
False

Slide 7 - Quiz

Many of the first gold miners came from states close to California.
A
True
B
False

Slide 8 - Quiz

The president at the time refused to believe in Californian gold.
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True
B
False

Slide 9 - Quiz

Towns that were abandoned by gold miners are called boomtowns.
A
True
B
False

Slide 10 - Quiz

Owners of stores and businesses earned more than most miners.
A
True
B
False

Slide 11 - Quiz

It was the Gold Rush that helped California become a state.
A
True
B
False

Slide 12 - Quiz