Compare and contrast the 1) economies, 2) social structures, and/or 3) political institutions/policies that have organized life in California across three of the following four periods of California history: 1) Pre-Columbian California (circa 40,000 BCE – 1542 CE); 2) Spanish California (1542-1821); 3) Mexican California (1821-1848.)

Compare and contrast the 1) economies, 2) social structures, and/or 3) political institutions/policies that have organized life in California across three of the following four periods of California history: 1) Pre-Columbian California (circa 40,000 BCE – 1542 CE); 2) Spanish California (1542-1821); 3) Mexican California (1821-1848);

Your response should be specific and analyze precise evidence/examples drawn from multiple course sources to support your claims about the similarities and differences you observe