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1
Do you think a historian would consider the biography of William Leidesdorff found at http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/leidesdorff.html to be objective? Why or why not?
2
The Oakland Museum of California's website on the Gold Rush, http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/silver-chman.html, includes information on all aspects of the period, including the effect of the Gold Rush on Indians and minorities. What else do you know about the period after visiting the "Art of the Gold Rush" site here?
3
Read about the Chinese in California history at http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/chinhate.html. How would you characterize the author's view toward them? When was this essay written? How might it change if it were written today?







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