Early settlers.
By Molly bell.
Settlers.
Settlers are first people to settle in a new area.
Immigrant.
Someone who comes from a different country to live in another.
Able sterns.
-born in Massachusetts
-moved to Mexico in 1826
-1829 he went to las Angeles
-1829 started a rancho in las angeles.
-largest landowner in Southern California.
John Augustis
-1839 came to Switzerland
-became a Mexican citizen
-got land grant
-built settlement (new Helvetia) wheat farm cattle ranch fort (sutters fort ).
John marsh
-came to la in 1836
-he bought a rancho
-A pioneer in which one of the first people to settle in a new land.
John barterson and John bidwell
They traveled in a wagon train from Missouri to California.
- the group set out to for Oregon trail the main route.
John Fremont
- came west in 1842 as the u.s army expedition to explore and map the Oregon trail.
-1844 he explored "San Joaquin valley.
-went farther south with Joseph Waller reached old Spanish trail.
-Fremont wrote book with wife
-became national hero.
Donner party
-led by goarge and Jacob donner
- 87 men women and children left Missouri for California 1846.
- they reached Sierra Nevada in winter
-half of donner party died.