California: Exploration and Colonization

Match the following

• Village or town

• Presidio

• A place where religion was taught

• Mission

• A fort

• Pueblo

Why did the Spanish first send expeditions to Alta California in 1500s?

• to find a sea route to Asia

• to study the local flora and fauna.

• to search for gold and other valuable resources.

• to establish diplomatic relations with the indigenous tribes.

What was the purpose of Portola and Serra's expedition in 1769?

• To explore the Pacific Ocean and map the coastline
• To establish trade routes with Native American tribes
• To colonize Alta California and to convert California Indians to Catholicism.

• To search for gold in California

​ What kind of locations did the Spanish look for when they built missions? ​

• fresh water

• rich soil

• building resources

• mountains

• deserts

An (a)   acted as a mayor and judge for each pueblo.

• alcalde
• mission
• peninsula
• presidio
• California Indians

Cortez thought Baja California was an island, but it's actually a ​ (a)   surrounded by water on three sides.

• peninsula
• mission
• pueblo
• alcalde
• San Diego

Junipero Serra founded the first. ​ (a)   in San Diego.

• mission
• pueblo
• alcalde
• San Diego
• presidio

About how many years after Cabrillo explored Alta California, did the Spanish start their first settlements?

• 50
• 227
• 100
• 500

Suppose you wanted to add the founding of the San Jose pueblo in 1777 to this timeline. Where would you place it?

• at the beginning

• after the first Spanish settlements

• at the end

• before Cabrillo explores California

What would be a good title for the timeline?

• Drake and Cabrillo

• Daily life in New Spain

• Spain settles Alta California