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CALIFORNIA

California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population ( over 30 million people ) .It is also the most multicultural state in the US . This is not surprising when you know the history or California, which at various times, has attracted people form nearly every country in the world.

NATIVE AMERICANS

Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows . However , it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago . Scientists believe that these first settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of Europeans, the nation people suffered greatly . Thousands were killed or forced into slavery . In addition , many died from the diseases brought by Europeans . However, some survived these terrible times an