Exploration and Colonization of California

The explorer who led an expedition to Alta California in 1769 was __________.

• Gaspar de Portolá

• Juan Crespí

• Juan Cabrillo

• Hernán Cortés

• San Diego de Alcalá

Spain sent missionaries to California to __________.

• start the colony of New Spain

• control California and spread Catholicism

• establish trade routes with Asia

• spread Mexican influence and power

• support Juan Cabrillo in his explorations

Which of the following correctly describes the main difference between a pueblo and a presidio?

• A presidio was a small town; a pueblo was a military fort.

• A presidio grew food for soldiers; a pueblo housed missionaries.

• A presidio was a military fort; a pueblo was a farming community.

• A presidio was founded to teach religion, a pueblo supported California Indians.

What conclusion can you draw about why Spanish soldiers were sent to California?

• They were sent to spread Catholicism.

• They were sent to help keep control over Mexico.

• They were sent to protect pueblos and missions from attack.

• They were sent to work on presidio land as farmers and ranchers.

Which statement is true about the location of California missions?

• They did not extend very far inland.

• They stretched along the entire Pacific coast.

• They were mostly scattered across southern California.

• They formed a line that connected San Francisco to Los Angeles.

As part of the busy daily life at missions, missionaries __________.

• built mission buildings

• wove fabric in workshops

• tended the crops and animals

• performed services and ceremonies

Compadrazgo was an example of California Indians __________.

• fighting back against Spanish rule

• establishing their culture in museums

• adapting to Catholicism and Spanish rule

• learning to protect themselves against disease

How did the lives of Indians who lived near the missions change after the missionaries arrived?

• They started living in villages, not presidios.

• They started to hunt, gather, and fish for food.

• They spoke Spanish and wore Spanish clothing.

• They learned to become more independent of the Franciscans.

The fact that California Indians perform their rituals at present-day missions shows that __________.

• California Indians helped build missions

• California Indians serve in state government

• California Indians’ culture has been preserved

• California Indians’ history is difficult to learn about

How did the Spanish government attract settlers to Alta California?

• It offered them land, farm animals, and money.

• It offered them independence, or freedom, from Spain.

• It taught settlers how to farm and raise animals like cattle.

• It sent missionaries to teach settlers about Roman Catholicism.