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Ch. 3 Exploration and Early Settlements
Ch. 3 Exploration and Early Settlements
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1
Which of the following would be an important primary source about daily life in Alta California?
a biography of Juan Bautista de Anza
Father Junipero Serra's diary
a recent newspaper article about Spanish missions in California history
an encyclopedia entry about King Carlos, III
2
Where were the California Missions located?
along the east coast
along the coast, near Indian villages, fresh water, and fertile soil
in the desert region
in Europe
3
What did later explorers discover about the island northwest of New Spain that Cortes had claimed for Spain?
that English settlements had already been built there
that it was a peninsula, not an island
that the native peoples of the island had a lot of gold
that the Strait of Anian was just north of it
4
Which country was Spain's greatest rival for control of the Pacific coast of North America?
Russia
Mexico
Britain
France
5
Which group did Hernando Cortes conquer?
the Aztec
the Miwok
the Cahuilla
the Chumash
6
Who were the Indians that were new to the Catholic religion who had to give up their traditional way of life beliefs?
missionaries
presidios
pueblos
neophytes
7
Who started the first missions in Alta California?
Gaspar de Portola
Junipero Serra
Fernando Rivera y Moncada
Juan Crespi
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Why did the Spanish explorers want to find the Strait of Anian?
to cross the Sierra Nevada
to ship captured Indians back to Spain
to make trading easier with Asia easier
to find an easier route to California
9
Who were the Franciscan priests who taught the Catholic religion and Spanish ways of life to the Indians ?
presidios
missionaries
neophytes
pueblos
10
What did the Spanish build to defend the coastline and to protect the missions from attacks?
neophytes
pueblos
presidios
ocean currents
11
How did Indians' lives change when they lived at the missions?
Their lives stayed the same as it was before the Spanish arrived.
They all became missionaries
They learned new skills at missions, and gave up their old ways of life.
They enjoyed their new way of life at the mission, never revolting.
12
What did Spanish ships sailing from New Spain to the Philippines depend on to speed them on their way?
missionaries
neophytes
pueblos
ocean currents
13
How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?
from maps that Cortes took back to Spain
from an Indian map painted on the walls of a cave
from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
from charts made by Francis Drake
14
Why were most supplies sent to Alta California by sea?
because the land routes were too difficult
because the land routes were controlled by California Indians
because Alta California had many good harbors
because no land routes had yet been discovered
15
Where did the Spanish believe the Strait of Anian was located?
in the northern Pacific Ocean
between the Philippines and New Spain
in the northerrn Caribbean Sea
at the southern tip of South America
16
In which bay did the explorer Sebastian Vizcaino claim to have found a good harbor for a port?
San Diego Bay
Humboldt Bay
San Francisco Bay
Monterey Bay
17
San Jose and Los Angeles began as farming communities called__________.
pueblos
presidios
ranchos
land plots
