Rancho Vocab

Large areas of land used for raising cattle, sheep, and horses were _____.

• mission

• presidio

• pueblo

• rancho

After Mexico gained their independence, it opened up to international commerce. What is a synonym for commerce?

• business

• trades

• settlement

• money

Once Mexico had control over California, they wanted to secularize the missions. What does secularize mean?

• sell the land

• take away religious control

• give more control

• destroy the land and turn it into a rancho

The power over the mission and its land was transferred to other people. What does transferred mean?

• to build more buildings on the land

• to rent to another person

• to change hands or given control to someone else

• to give out for free

To get land, Californios had to apply for a land grant. What is a land grant?

• an official document that gave a person the right to control that piece of land

• a rental agreement to rent out a piece of land

• a license to travel on land that is not yours

• an official document that sells land to another country

Californios were given most of the land through land grants as long as they followed the rules. Who are Californios?

• someone born in California

• California indigenous people

• a person living in early California who's relatives came from Spain

• a person living in California for more than five years

A priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla demanded independence from Spain. What is independence?

• an agreement with

• freedom from

• to rule over

• to demand money from

A type of government run by elected leaders is called a _____.

• community

• society

• monarchy

• republic

Who is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla? Mark all that apply.

• He lead the effort to gain independence from Spain.

• He was a Catholic priest.

• He was a Spanish general.

• He was a wealthy landowner.

Who is Pico Pio? Mark all that apply.

• He was a California governor.

• He sold off the last of the mission land.

• He was a Spanish general.

• He was a rich rancher.