History - Week 15 - Rancho Life Review

How did the ranchos make money?

• By raising horses and selling their hides and tallow

• By raising cattle (cows) and selling their cowhides (skin) and tallow (animal fat)

• By raising chickens and trading their adds and animal fat

What notable family received a land grant in exchange for service in the Spanish army?

• Morales

• Jimenez

• Peralta

• Zapata

Cows raised on the ranchos were used for ________________________.

• beef for food

• hides for leather products

• fat for soaps and candles

• All of the above were uses of cows

What role did American Indians play in the ranchos?

• The American Indians owned most of the ranchos of California.

• Some American Indians were captured and forced to work at the ranchos for no money. (pay)

• The American Indians did the most expensive jobs at the rancho and were paid handsomely.

• Some American Indians were hired to manage other workers at the rancho.

It was important for ranchos to brand their cattle because of why?

• 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

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 California land they owned.

• Many ranchos were located on valuable mines, where they were able to extract gold and other minerals

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

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

Some vaqueros(cowboys) were Spanish, but what other groups were also sometimes vaqueros?

• American Indians

• African slaves

• Spanish and Mexican settlers

• All of the above were vaqueros (cowboys)

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 the European ways of life

Which crop was NOT raised at ranchos?

• oranges and lemons

• peaches and apricots

• pomegranates and almonds

• apples and blueberries

Other than raising cattle, what events took place at the rancho- especially the Peralta Ranch?

• Horse races and Spanish dances

• cattle round ups

• rodeos and bullfighting

• All of these were events took place at the ranchos