Why Europeans came to CA and the challenges they faced.

What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?

• to catch wild horses

• to find gold and silver

• to trade for animal furs

• to go to a different church

Who did explorers meet in California?

• California Indians

• Native Spaniards

• Father Serra

• Presidios

Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?

• to build a bigger army

• to escape from a cruel king

• to trade for spices and silks

• to learn how other people lived

What was one reason it was hard for Juan Cabrillo to sail north along the Pacific coast?

• There was too little wind.

• The land was sandy deserts.

• The coastline was rocky.

• The ocean current flowed north.

What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific coast?

• an American Indian village

• some Russian ships to attack

• better land for European farmers

• a waterway across North America

Bering’s expedition of 1728 answered which of these questions?

• Where is the North Pole?

• Can presidios be helpful?

• Are Asia and America connected?

• What is the best place for a mission?

Gaspar de Portolá led the first European expedition to Alta California that

• started settlements.

• traveled on the ocean.

• found gold in the hills.

• attacked Spanish ships.

What made Portolá’s expedition to Alta California especially difficult?

• icy storms

• hilly deserts

• Indian attacks

• Spanish missions

In 1977, scientists showed that the brass plate could not have been made by Drake. If the plate had been real, about how old would it have been?

• about 50 years

• about 200 years

• about 400 years

• about 450 years

Early California settlements were called

• missions.

• claims.

• bearings.

• Guadalupes.