Chronology of Events in California 1846-1847
What the territory of California looked like in 1846 Commodore Robert Field Stockton played a major role in the transfer of the territory of Alta California (California) from the Mexican government to the United States and thus, makes a perfect study of early California history. COMMODORE ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON 1845 - 1846 CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN By: Martha Alderson, M.A. 1845 Robert Stockton, by now a commodore, sails to Texas with secret orders from newly elected President Polk -- convince President of the Republic of Texas to provoke a war with Mexico over boundary issues. Polk, unwilling to risk the ...
School Visits
School Visits -- Martha Stockton Alderson, M.A. is available to help teachers and students achieve history content standards AND writing and reading content standards. Her talks about Commodore Robert Field Stockton and his part in the transfer of California from the hands of the Mexican government to the United States helps satisfy California Content Standards that require every student to study the economic, social, and political life in California from the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic through the Mexican-American War. As a Californian descendent of Robert Stockton, she has been granted ...
Kids and Teens
Stockton Story — California Campaign 1846The story of how Commodore Stockton turns his ship of sailors into soldiers during...
Chronology of Events in California 1846-1847What the territory of California looked like in 1846 Commodore Robert Field Stockton...
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LONG TERM GOAL for this BlogMartha Alderson’s long-term goal for this blog and her school visits is to...
School Visits Include…COMMODORE STOCKTON HISTORICAL TALKS > 4th & 5th GRADE What happened after...
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Stockton Story — California Campaign 1846The story of how Commodore Stockton turns his ship of sailors into soldiers during the California Campaign in 1846 is told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Sven Johnsson. Sven does not remember his father; he died at sea before Sven was born. Sven’s Mexican mother takes Sven to live on her family’s land next to Rio Nueces. Though she tries to... [Read more of this review]
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