Colonizing California - 4th Grade

A _______ is a person who moves to a nrew area.

• colony

• mission

• settler

• missionary

Why did Galvez decide to set up a colony in Alta California?

• To keep other European countries out of California

• To find gold and bring it all back to Spain

• To be the first to go to Monterey

• In order to become famous

Which two groups of people took part in the expedition ot colonize California?

• Soldiers and priests

• American Indians and soliers

• African families and priests

• American Indians and African families

Where did Gaspar de Portola's expedition go?

• Mexico

• Baja California

• Spain

• Alta California

Who joined Portola to Alta California

• Cabrillo

• Serra

• Vizcaino

• Drake

Galvez split his people into how many groups to go to Alta California

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Who set up the first mission, San Diego de Alcala?

• Crespi

• Portola

• Galvez

• Serra

Portola left some people behind in San Diego while he went on to look for what?

• San Gabriel

• Monterey

• Santa Barbara

• San Francisco

Portola and his crew were the first Europeans to see

• San Diego

• Monterey

• San Francisco

• Santa Barbara

What was the purpose of the missions?

• to give out gold and money to others

• to lead the colony

• to keep the English away from California

• to make California Indians adopt the culture and religion of Spanish People