Mexican Rule in California

What is secularization?

• It is the Spanish rule in California.

• It is the end of Church rule of the missions.

• It is the rule of the missions by the Native Americans.

• It is the rule of California by Mexico.

Tallow is made from....

• beef fat.

• pig fat.

• plants.

• wax.

To attract people to California, the Mexican government offered land grants. Land grants are

• gifts of land.

• money to buy things.

• gifts of houses.

• money for cattle.

What is a rancho?

• A rancho is a ranch with geese.

• A rancho is a ranch for cattle.

• A rancho is a ranch for trees.

• A rancho is a ranch for growing vegetables.

Most Indian workers on ranchos were not paid with money.

• True

• False

A vaquero is a....

• cowhand, whose main job was to round up the rancho's cattle.

• cowhand, whose main job is be a farmer.

• fiesta on a rancho.

• owner of a rancho, whose main job is to oversee the rancho.

A brand is....

• a logo for a business card.

• a mark burned into a cow's hide.

• a type of good.

• a mark that is tattooed onto a cow's hide.

What is a diseño?

• A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of a land grant.

• A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of a rancho.

• A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of California.

When the missions closed, Indians were promised____________________, but got very little.

• money

• food, clothing, shelter

• land and animals

How long did it take for Mexico to win independence from Spain?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 11 years

• 23 years