Cabrillo Reaches California Quiz p. 36-37

What did the Spanish explorers want to find in Asia?

• Waterway through North America

• Spices and silks

• Unknown places

• Gold and silver

What was the first landform the Spanish explorers came to in California?

• Island

• Territory

• Colony

• Peninsula

What does 'baja' mean in Spanish?

• Lower

• Upper

• Island

• Territory

Who led the first sea expedition to Alta California?

• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

• Mexican Indians

• Soldiers

• Spanish sailors

What did Cabrillo plan to do along the coast of California?

• Both A and B

• None of the above

• Search for treasure

• Claim land

What did Cabrillo hope to find in North America?

• Gold and silver

• Spices and silks

• Unknown places

• Waterway leading inland

Where did Cabrillo reach in September?

• San Antonio Bay

• San Francisco Bay

• San Diego Bay

• San Jose Bay

How did the Kumeyaay Indians react when they first saw the white men?

• They ran away

• They were afraid

• They attacked

• They offered gifts

What made sailing north along the Pacific coast challenging for Cabrillo and his crew?

• Fog and rocky waters

• Wind blowing from the southeast

• Ocean current flowing north

• Lack of harbors

What did Cabrillo and his crew see when they looked toward land?

• Vast ocean

• Flat plains

• Island chains

• Steep mountains