Ch. 3 - Changes in California Over Time

Who was the first European to come to California?

• John Sutter

• Sebastian Vizcaino

• Francis Drake

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Which of the following statements is true?

• The California Indians got along with all of the explorers.

• The explorers brought over new diseases that killed many Indians.

• Indians and explorers traded often with each other.

• The explorers paid the Indians to buy their land.

Who was a worker that first discovered gold in California?

• Father Antonio Cruzado

• Levi Strauss

• James Marshall

• John Sutter

Which of the following was NOT a reason explorers came to California?

• to find faster routes for trading

• to claim land

• to start businesses

• to get riches and wealth

Some California communities started as religious settlements, or _______________.

• farms

• missions

• chapels

• factories

Which explorer raided ports and ships?

• Levi Strauss

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

• Francis Drake

• Sebastian Vizcaino

Which of the following is TRUE about John Sutter?

• he invented the blue jeans

• his farm was near San Diego

• he came to California in 1980

• gold was found on his land

Which of the following made it easier for people to come to California?

• buses

• donkeys

• the Transcontinental Railroad

• bicycles

Mission lands were divided up into large ranches called ranchos.

• True

• False

Which was NOT a reason people stopped working in the gold mines?

• they found too much gold and had no where to put it

• it was very hard work

• it was dangerous

• they never found gold