Why Europeans came to CA and the challenges they faced.

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What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico? Options: to catch wild horses, to find gold and silver, to trade for animal furs, to go to a different church

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to find gold and silver

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Who did explorers meet in California?

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California Indians

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Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?

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to trade for spices and silks

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What was one reason it was hard for Juan Cabrillo to sail north along the Pacific coast?

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The coastline was rocky.

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What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific coast?

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a waterway across North America

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Bering’s expedition of 1728 answered which of these questions? Where is the North Pole?, Can presidios be helpful?, Are Asia and America connected?, What is the best place for a mission?

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Are Asia and America connected?

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Gaspar de Portolá led the first European expedition to Alta California that

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started settlements.

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What made Portolá’s expedition to Alta California especially difficult?

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hilly deserts

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In 1977, scientists showed that the brass plate could not have been made by Drake. If the plate had been real, about how old would it have been?

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about 400 years

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Early California settlements were called

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missions.