California Studies Weekly Quiz #17

How did the arrival of the Spanish impact the American Indians of California's economy? Use this week's issue of Studies Weekly to help you answer this question.

Along with corn, wheat and barley, the Franciscans and American Indians grew ________ that they processed into oil.

• cotton seed

• sunflowers

• olives

• soybeans

The honeybee population, which is important for pollinating many plants that produce the food that we eat, has been decreasing in number because of pesticides and ________.

• disease

• habitat loss

• increasing global temperatures

• parasitic mites

After Mexico took control of California, ________.

• the government gave away the land in land grants

• priests established missions to convert the American Indians

• the soldiers took over the best pieces of land for themselves

• the governor sold land grants to the highest bidders

Cattle were important to the missions of California because they provided ________.

• beef

• milk

• cheese

• all of the above

When the Central Pacific Railroad decided to create a new station, the city of ______ was born.

• San Francisco

• Fresno

• Los Angeles

• Millerton

John Deere developed the ______, which helped farmers break up the land easier to plant their crops.

• combine

• tractor

• steel plow

• iron planter

California entered the union as ______.

• a slave state

• a state that only allowed African Americans slaves

• a state that only allowed American Indians slaves

• a free state

In an effort to use milk before it spoiled, priests and American Indians made ______.

• yogurt

• ice cream

• cheese

• butter