Lessons Monday, February 19 What did black pastors say about education in 1855? Tuesday, February 20 How many different counties were blacks found in? Wednesday, February 21 What were the major occupations for blacks in California in the 1850s? Thursday, February 22 Why was the right to sit freely in street cars an important issue in the 1860s? Friday, February 23 What were the major contributions of William Alexander Leidesdorff? Monday, February 26 Where did black Californians serve during the Civil War? Tuesday, February 27 What was the relationship between the Emancipation Proclamation and the repeal of the right of testimony law? Wednesday, February 28 What are the lessons for current citizens from the strategies employed by California abolitionists in the 1850s and 1860s?
 
Wednesday, Feb. 9 Content standard: 8.8 5. Discuss Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions, attitudes toward slavery, land-grant system, and economies. 6. Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War, including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today. Key Fact: More than a third of the Mexican residents of Alta California had African heritage although Mexico had ended the use of racial designations after the Mexican Revolution? How did the Californios deal with the new U.S. administration? What happened to the land grants held by the Californios? Where did Andres and Pio Pico own land in southern California? What coastal counties did members of the Pico family operate in? Who was Maria Rita Valdez? Who was Tiburcio Tapia? Who was Manuel Nieto? Who was Emanuel Victoria?
Lessons Thursday, February 1 Why California mattered to the abolition issue? Friday, February 2 How could black Californians affect the course of slavery? Monday, February 5 What organizations did black Californians use to affect policy? Tuesday, February 6 What individuals led the anti-slavery movement? Wednesday, February 7 What impact did John Brown have on U.S. history? Thursday, February 8 Why did Mary Ellen Pleasant contact John Brown? Friday, February 9 How did Mexico and the United States deal with the slavery issue differently? Monday, February 12 How different was the role of Spanish-speaking blacks under Mexican rule from the role of English-speaking blacks under U.S. rule? Tuesday, February 13 Why was the right of testimony law important to California blacks? Wednesday, February 14 What happened to Peter Lester in his boot shop in downtown San Francisco? Thursday, February 15 Why did the right of habeas corpus help blacks who moved to California? Friday, February 16 What was the reaction to the first colored convention? http://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson1.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson2.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson2.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson3.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson3.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson4.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson4.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson5.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson5.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson6.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson7.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson7.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson8.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson8.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson9.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson9.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson10.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson10.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson11.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson11.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson12.htmlhttp://www.blackpressonline.com/grushlesson12.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2shapeimage_6_link_3shapeimage_6_link_4shapeimage_6_link_5shapeimage_6_link_6shapeimage_6_link_7shapeimage_6_link_8shapeimage_6_link_9shapeimage_6_link_10shapeimage_6_link_11shapeimage_6_link_12shapeimage_6_link_13shapeimage_6_link_14shapeimage_6_link_15shapeimage_6_link_16shapeimage_6_link_17shapeimage_6_link_18shapeimage_6_link_19shapeimage_6_link_20shapeimage_6_link_21shapeimage_6_link_22shapeimage_6_link_23shapeimage_6_link_24shapeimage_6_link_25