California's Admission
to Statehood
Achieving
Statehood
A brief account of the years leading up to California's becoming
a state.
How California
Came to be Admitted: The Slavery Issue
The issue of how slavery affected the admission of California to
statehood is examined in this article Includes quotes from newspapers of
that time.
San Francisco
at Statehood - 1850
Read here about what it was like in San Francisco at the time of
California's acceptance as a new state of the United States.
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California Eyewitness
History
The
Bear Flag
Written by John Bidwell, witness to the historic events. This article
in Overland monthly and Out West magazine tells how the rebellion against
the Mexican governors of California took place. Published in May 1895.
"Life in
California Before the Gold Discovery,"
Magazine article by John Bidwell, pioneer of 1841, leader of the
first overland wagon train over the Sierras.
The
Mechoopdas, or Rancho Chico Indians
Article published by Annie Bidwell in Overland monthly and Out
West magazine, February, 1896.
Ranch and
Mission Days in Alta California
By Guadalupe Vallejo, this article tells of the pioneers of the
Pacific coast, building towns and Missions while General Washington was
carrying on the war of the Revolution.
Reminiscences
of the Conquest
Another article by John Bidwell, giving his first-hand accounts
about the events which brought California into the U.S. Published in Overland
monthly and Out West magazine, December 1890. Based on his earlier notes
made with the events freshly in mind.
"California
as I Saw It": California's Early Years, 1849-1900
Offers full texts of 190 eyewitness accounts from the pioneering
era of California. It captures the pioneer experience; encounters between
Anglo-Americans and the diverse peoples who had preceded them; the transformation
of the land by mining, ranching, agriculture, and urban development and
California's emergence as both a state and a place of uniquely American
dreams. Included are two texts by Chico's General John Bidwell.
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California Governmental Institutions
and Resources
California: Your
Government
Links to information on California's elected officials, courts,
state agencies, local government, voting and elections, regulations, etc.
California
Voting and Elections
Find voter registration information and eligibility requirements
for voting; browse ballot propositions and election results for state and
national elections in 1996. View legislative and congressional district
maps for California. Learn about elections, candidates, parties and PACS
including financial information and voting statistics; download the National
Mail Voter Registration Form to register to vote from anywhere in the U.S.
California Courts
and Law Related Information
View the structure of the court system in California with 100 Municipal
Courts, 58 Superior Courts, 18 Courts of Appeal and 1 Supreme Court. Link
to a selective list of California municipal and superior court web sites.
Read full-text opinions of the California Supreme Court and the California
Courts of Appeal. Browse publications available from the Judicial Branch;
learn about the Judicial Council of California; link to the Administrative
Office of the Court and more.
Laws, Codes and
Regulations
See all 29 of California's legal code sections (the laws of the
state) with a subject and keyword search. Browse a searchable index of
all California bills passed through both houses of the Legislature; access
statutes by subject and keyword search. Also, Examine the text of current
public laws enacted by the U.S. Congress. Browse the major bills and amendments
currently before Congress by topic, title, bill number or by those enacted
into law. Search the text of public regulations issued by the agencies
of the Federal government.
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California Issues
and Problems
Little Hoover Commission
Created in 1962 by the California legislature, the Little Hoover
Commission (Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State
Government Organization and Economy) is a bipartisan, independent body
whose function is to promote efficiency, effectiveness and economy in state
programs. Its reports cover investigations into issues which are important
to the legislature, and affect lawmaking.
Legislative Analyst's Office
The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) provides analysis and nonpartisan
advice to the California Legislature on fiscal and policy issues, and has
done so for over fifty years. The LAO enjoys a national reputation for
its fiscal and programmatic expertise, and its high quality, nonpartisan
analyses. Many of the reports are available online.
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California Historic
Photograph Collections
California
State University, Chico: Meriam Library
From the Special Collections division comes this collection of
photographs from Northeast California. Many are from Chico and Butte County.
Please note the link at the top of the page that allows you to search their
collection. You may also Search
the Historic Photograph Collection directly from here.
Built
in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering
Record, 1933-Present
This American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress have
a very thorough set of documents dealing with Chico's Bidwell Mansion.
Included is avery well-documented set of drawings and historic information
about the Bidwells and historic Chico. Tip: Go to the site, and search
by Keyword on the terms: "Chico" and "Bidwell". A number of different
resources will be displayed from which you may choose. Here is a
direct link to their searcher.
America
from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and
OWI, ca. 1935-1945
The images in this American Memory Collection at the Library of
Congress collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever
produced. Created by a group of U.S. government photographers, the images
show Americans in every part of the nation. Tip: Go to the site, and search
by Keyword on the term: "Chico". Several resources will be displayed
from which you may choose. Here is a
direct link to their searcher.
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Return to the C.H.S. Library Social
Studies Page
Updated by the C.H.S. Library Webster: 11-20-2000.
Many thanks to Jay Boersma for the use of his Webpaper.
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