Research Resources: American Explorers of California

 John Fremont

• https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/johncfremont.htm
• https://kids.kiddle.co/John_C._Fr%C3%A9mont
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/John-Charles-Fr%C3%A9mont/399469

John Bidwell

• Use this one first:  https://factcards.califa.org/exp/bidwell.html
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/John-Bidwell/632112
• https://kids.kiddle.co/John_Bidwell

Christopher "Kit" Carson

• https://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/kitcarson.htm
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Kit-Carson/399958
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Kit_Carson

Jedediah Smith

• https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/jedediahsmith.htm
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Jedediah-Smith/632111
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Jedediah_Smith

George Donner & The Donner Party

• https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Donner_Party
• https://www.nps.gov/cali/learn/historyculture/donner-reed-party.htm
• https://spartacus-educational.com/WWdonner.htm

James Beckwourth

• https://kids.kiddle.co/James_Beckwourth#:~:text=James%20Pierson%20Beckwourth%20(born%20Beckwith,born%20into%20slavery%20in%20Virginia.
• https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/James_Beckwourth
• https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Jim-Beckwourth/310127