Chapter 3 Changes in California History

According to the text book, who was the first European to come to California?

Who was the laborer that first discovered gold in California?

Which of the following was NOT a reason explorers came to California? to spread religion, to start businesses, to claim land, to get riches and wealth

Some California communities started as religious settlements, or _________.

Who was the first explorer to come to California in 1542?

Which explorer raided ports and ships?

Which of the following is true about John Sutter? he invented the blue jeans, his farm was near San Diego, gold was found on his land, he came to California in 1980

Which of the following made it easier for people to come to California?
buses,
donkeys,
the Transcontinental Railroad,
bicycles

Mission lands were divided up into large ranches called ranchos.

Which was NOT a reason people stopped working in the gold mines? it was very hard work, it was dangerous, they never found gold, they found too much gold and had no where to put it