MyWorld Social Studies Chapter 3, Lesson 3 Quiz

Which statement best describes the relationship between the California Indians and the Spanish settlers?

• The Spanish left the California Indians alone when they settled.

• The California Indians built many of the Spanish missions.

• The Spanish helped the California Indians learn to farm.

• The California Indians converted the Spanish.

What was the goal of the missions in California?

• To teach the Native Americans how to farm

• To teach the Native Americans about the Catholic religion

• To teach the Native Americans how to cook

• To teach the Native Americans about Spain

Why did the California Indians begin to live on reservations?

• Spanish settlers wanted their land.

• Reservations had the best land for farming.

• They were forced there by the California government.

• The products they made on the reservations allowed them to make money.

A written agreement is called a __________.

• discovery

• interaction

• reservation

• treaty

How did the lives of the California Indians change between the late 1600s and the mid-1800s?

• Most converted when the Spanish began building missions, and they were forced to help settlers build large towns and cities.

• They set up a strong system of trade with the new settlers, and they built new businesses when the Gold Rush began.

• They learned that the settlers were not going to live peacefully with them, and their populations decreased due to new diseases.

• They chose to live on reservations so that they could farm the land, and they signed treaties with settlers to protect the reservations.