"The Quiz"

What Are Rancheros?

• Someone who works in the ranch

• A type of animal

• A name used to describe livestock

• Ranch Owners

​ First American to reach Sante Fe​ (a)  

• William Becknell

• Father Junípero Serra

• John C. Frémont

• Captain Gaspar de Portolá

• Zachary Taylor

Who started the argument about adding California to the Union

• Zachary Taylor

• John Slidell

• The Americans

• John C. Frémont

What are Conquistadors?

• Conquers of New Territory

• Those arrested for fraud

• Peacekeepers

• Protestors

What were the goals of (“Captain Gaspar De Portolá and Father Junípero Serra”) Missions?

• To Slowly Conquer the Natives Americans Land

• To convert them to Christianity/

  Spanish way of life

• To start a Peace Treaty with the Native Americans

• They were to set up Ranches for the Natives, in Response to gaining $5M

Who is John C. Frémont?

• A Well - known Ranch Owner

• A Shipper

• A former police officer, who wrote of the regions mild climate and vast sources

• 7th U.S. President

Who was California settled by in the 1770ś

• Citizens

• The navy and officers preparing for battle

• Spanish explorers and Missionaries from Mexico

• Shippers, who were shipping cargo to East Asia

What year New Mexico gained their Independence

• March 15th, 1824

• March 19th, 1824

• August 24th, 1821

• January 7th, 1721

Who founded the settlement Sante Fe

• The British

• The Americans

• The Spanish

• The French

After New Mexico gained their Independence in 1821, which Nation became a Mexican State?

• Arkansas

• North Carolina

• California

• Spain