Fourth Grade Social Studies

Sir Francis Drake was the first person to __________________ .

• Find California

• Make accurate maps

• Sail all the way around the world

Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers who ___________.

• A) Explored new lands

• B) Conquered Native Americans

• C) Settled the land (they took over and started war)

• D) All of the above is correct

Who wanted the Native Americans to convert?

• Junipero Serra

• Gaspar Portola

• King Louis of France

What is a neophyte?

• A native American that came to live at the missions.

• It is a type of rodent.

• A plant species.

This Spanish soilder discovered California in 1542. Who was he?

• Hernan Cortes

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo

• Ponce de Leon

Which mission was the first to be built?

• Mission San Carlos Borromeo
• Mission Santa Barbara
• Mission San Gabriel
• Mission San Diego

The California missions were settlements run by ____. 

• priests
• Native Americans
• Spanish explorers
• soldiers

A trail called ___________ was started in 1770 to connect the missions.

• El Camino Real
• The Trail of Tears
• El Camino del Sur
• The Roman Road

The Yurok lived in the ____________ region.

• Mountain Region

• Desert Region

• Northern Coastal Region

• Central Valley Region

California Native Americans used __________ found in nature to meet all their needs.

• trees

• salmon

• natural resources

• plank houses