Californio to American: A Study in Cultural ChangeLesson plan
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California. Objective 1. To describe the history of California prior to 1848 and its early Californio culture; 2. To relate how the Californios were changed by the coming of the Americans; 3. To analyze documents and plans that describe Californio architecture 4. To explain how the architecture of buildings can reflect basic changes in the way people live. 5. To investigate properties in their own community listed in Duration: 90 Minutes.