Week 15: California Studies Weekly

How did Ranchos make money?

• It was big business; large rancho owners sold hides and tallow to grow rich
• They slaughtered the cattle to sell meat
• They trained the cattle for bull fights and wealthy Rancho owners could make bets on a winner
• They traded small cattle for bigger cattle

Cows raised on the Ranchos were used for...

• beef for food
• hide for leather products
• fat for soaps and candles
• all the above

What sport was outlawed when California joined the U.S.

• rugby

• soccer

• bull fighting

• Lacrosse

What role did the American Indians play on the Ranchos?

• The American Indians owned most of the Ranchos in CA

• Some of them were captured and forced to work with no pay

• They did the most expensive jobs and were paid handsomely

• Many of them were hired to manage the Rancho

How did Ranchers get the goods they needed at the Rancho?

• Most ranchos raised everything they needed or were able to get it from the land they owned

• Many ranchos were located on valuable mines where they could extract gold and other minerals

• Ranchos traded tallow and cowhides for all the goods they needed

• The Californios who owned the ranchos were wealthy and could buy goods they needed with their money

Who owned Rancho San Antonio?

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Juaquin Murrieta

• Spanish priests

• The Peralta Family

It was important for Ranchos to brand their cattle because...

• cows wandered freely and brands identified the owner of the cattle
• brands helped the cows stay healthy
• they were a way to mark the age of the cow
• it stated the name of each individual cow

Some vaqueros were Spanish but what other groups were also sometimes vaqueros?

• African Slaves
• Spanish and Mexican Settlers
• American Indians
• All of the above

What were the jobs of the Patrona on the Rancho?

• farming, ranching, and metal work
• cooking, weaving, sewing, and education
• entertaining, farming, and education
• converting  American Indians to the Catholic Church and European ways of life

Who were the rancheras?

• American Indians who worked in ranchos

• women who owned ranchos

• cowhands that worked on the ranchos

• men who owned ranchos