Compare and contrast the economies, social structures, and political institutions and policies that have organized life in California across three of the following four periods of California history.

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