Chapter 2, Lesson 3 Early European Exploration

1. Hernán Cortés and Christopher Columbus hoped to find a new route from _________.

• Europe to Asia

• California to Asia

• Europe to Mexico

• Europe to California

2. The first European to explore the coast of Alta California was __________.

• Vitus Bering

• Hernán Cortés

• Captain James Cook

• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

3. Which of the following describes how Sir Francis Drake impacted, or changed, California?

• Drake visited and named the bay at Monterey and the Bay of San Diego.

• Drake mapped the entire Pacific coast starting at California and going north.

• Drake reported the first encounters between California Indians and a European.

• Drake was the first Englishman to sail to California, claiming Point Reyes for England.

4. Why did Sebastián Cermeño sail from the Philippines to California?

• to find ports in Alta California

• to deliver treasure to San Francisco

• to establish a settlement at Monterey

• to trade fur with Russians in northern California

5. How did geography (The Regions) play a role in Spain’s lack of interest in California in the years following Sebastián Vizcaíno’s voyages?

• Strong winds made sailing into San Diego Bay impossible.

• Ocean currents made travel from the Philippines difficult.

• The dry, rocky land of Baja California was not open to settlement.

• Deserts and mountains made California hard to reach by land from Mexico.