State Prezi
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CALIFORNIA
CAPITAL
Sacramento, California
WHEN DID IT BECOME STATE
September 9, 1850
BORDERING STATES
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
The word "California" was used in a romantic book by Garcia Rodriguez de Montalvo where he pictured an island as plenty and peaceful with bold and ragged rocks with field of gold and valuable stones.
Second theory: It's possible that the name was created from the Catalan words, "calor"- hot & "forn" meaning oven.
Third theory: Native American phrase said, "kali forno" meaning high hill.
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The Golden State
The Golden State- in 1848 with the discovery of gold a lot gold flakes & golden poppies were found each spring!
Photo by lars hammar
