Rancho Vocab

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

• mission

• presidio

• pueblo

• rancho

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

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

• business

• trades

• settlement

• money

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

• community

• society

• monarchy

• republic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.3B

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.