Agriculture and mining only account for about two percent of California's Gross Domestic Product. Despite the chronic instability of the water supply, California's farms and ranches generated a little over $36 billion (USD) in products revenue in 2008.
The arrival of Spanish changed the economy of the California Indians from a hunter-gatherer economy to an agricultural economy.An agricultural economy is based on growing more food than Is needed for survival
by converting California Indians to Catholicism.
by teaching California indians how to cultivate the land
good weather
Mexican immigrants filled many agricultural jobs and were willing to work for low wages.
Mexican immigrants filled many agricultural jobs and were willing to work for low wages.
Mexican immigrants filled many agricultural jobs and were willing to work for low wages.
The Franciscans established missions in California where they taught Native Americans new agricultural techniques and introduced crops such as wheat, corn, and grapes. They also provided a stable source of food, shelter, and work which encouraged many Native Americans to settle near the missions and learn agricultural practices, thus transitioning from a hunter-gatherer economy to an agricultural one.
Mexican immigrants filled many agricultural jobs and were willing to work for low wages.
by teaching California indians how to cultivate the land
How did Reconstruction benefit landowners in the agricultural economy of the South?
Agricultural economy or market