California Ranchos

How did most Californios obtain land from the Mexican government?

• They bought it from the government.

• They claimed it as their own.

• The land was given to them through a land grant.

Two things a person had to include to be offered a land grant were

• cattle (or other animals) and a letter to the government

• a letter to Mariano Vallejo and horses

• trees to plant and corn to grow

Two agreements a person had to make to be offered a land grant were to be

• Catholic and a Californian citizen

• A Mexican Citizen and a vaquero

• Catholic and a Mexican Citizen

A diseno is

• a party

• a cowboy

• a map

The center of power during Mexican control of California was ___.

• the missions

• the pueblos

• the ranchos

• the presidios

On ranchos, land owners _____________.

• grew crops

• raised cattle

• enslaved Native Americans

According to the text, a fiesta is a...

• Party
• Dinner
• Church service

Hides are...

• the meat of the animal.
• the skin of the animal.
• the fat of the animal

The tallow, or animal fat, was used to make soap and candles. 

• True
• False

Why was it important for vaqueros to brand the cattle on the ranchero?

• so they could identify which cows were theirs

• brands helped the cows stay healthy

• they were a way to mark the age of the cow