Exploration and Settlement (R Version)

Drake's (a)   was the second to sail around the world.

Alta and Baja California each became a (n) (a)   of Spain.

Vitus Bering is most famous for discovering a (n) (a)   separating Asia and North America.

A(n) (a)   was a farming settlement that grew food for the presidios.

What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?

• To catch wild horses

• To find gold and silver

• To trade for animal furs

• To go to a different church

Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?

• To build a bigger army

• To escape from a cruel king

• To trade for spices and silks

• To learn how other people lived

What was one reason it was hard for Juan Cabrillo to sail north along the Pacific coast?

• There was too little wind

• The land was sandy deserts

• The coastline was rocky

• The ocean current flowed north

What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific coast?

• an American Indian village

• Some Russian ships to attack

• Better land for European farmers

• A waterway across North America

Bering's expedition of 1728 answered which of these questions?

• Where is the North Pole?

• Can presidios be helpful?

• Are Asia and America connected?

• What is the best place for a mission?

Gaspar de Portola led the first European expedition to Alta California that . . .

• Started settlements

• Traveled on the ocean

• Found gold in the hills

• Attacked Spanish ships