Timeline

My readings indicate that historians break up the timeline different ways:  using different categories or even different starting or ending dates when using the same categories.

Since my focus is on how foods and their preparations were influenced, I realized that the categories needed to put an emphasis on the two main factors I perceive as the ones with the greatest impact:  people and transportation.  

The following is my compilation.  It may be expanded upon or altered as needed.  The words in quotes reference the tabs you see above.

California History Timeline

Native American period  (to 1769)  "Native American"

Spanish Colonial period (1769-1821)  "Missions"

Mexican period (1821-1848)  "Ranchos"

United States statehood (1850 – present)

                Gold Rush (1848-1855)  "Gold Rush"

                Railroad (1855-1910)  "Railroads"

                Progressive Era (1911-1930)  "Progressives"

                Great Depression and New Deal (1930-1940)  "Great Depression"

                World War II (1941 – 1945)  "WWII"

                Post War Growth and Development (1945 – present)  "Post War"