WorksheetsEarly People in California (Social Studies Unit 2)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
(1) Many Chumash believed that the world is divided into three parts. (2) An eagle lives in the upper part, humans in the middle, and two serpents in the lower part. (3) The Cahuilla had a legend about twin brothers. (4) This story tells how they think the brothers made the world.
How are the Chumash belief and the Cahuilla legend similar?
How are the Chumash belief and the Cahuilla legend similar?
a)
They are about snakes.
b)
They are about the world.
c)
They are about traditions.
d)
They are about families.
2.
(1) Many Chumash believed that the world is divided into three parts. (2) An eagle lives in the upper part, humans in the middle, and two serpents in the lower part. (3) The Cahuilla had a legend about twin brothers. (4) This story tells how they think the brothers made the world.
What word in the passage helps you figure out the meaning of "legend" in sentence 3?
What word in the passage helps you figure out the meaning of "legend" in sentence 3?
a)
eagle
b)
world
c)
story
d)
part
3.
Why did the Miwok have two different homes?
a)
One home had to be near the coast.
b)
One home was for winter and the other was for summer.
c)
They traded with others.
d)
The Miwok liked to travel.
4.
What name was given to the area that Juan Cabrillo explored?
a)
the Panama Canal
b)
Nova Albion
c)
Alta California
d)
the Bering Strait
5.
Who discovered a way that made it easier for Russian traders to come to California?
a)
Captain James Cook
b)
Sir Francis Drake
c)
Sebastian Vizcaino
d)
Vitus Bering
6.
What was a danger to sailors along the California coast?
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Beaches
7.
Who started the first California mission?
a)
Gaspar de Portola
b)
Junipero Serra
c)
Juan Cabrillo
d)
San Diego de Alcala
8.
What was not an effect of the missions on the California Indians?
a)
They learned to speak English.
b)
They learned how to farm.
c)
They had to follow the Catholic religion.
d)
Many died because of diseases brought from Europe.
9.
Why were the missions built where they were?
a)
to be near California Indian groups and natural resources
b)
to be near the desert
c)
to provide a place for soldiers to live
d)
to have beautiful surroundings
10.
How did the missions raise money for Spain?
a)
asked California Indians to give money
b)
built forts
c)
asked for loans from the soldiers
d)
produced goods for trade
11.
People living in the pueblos
a)
taught trade and religion to California Indians.
b)
grew food for the presidios.
c)
had important jobs in the Mexican government.
d)
protected the missions.
12.
The Franciscans helped change California from a hunter-gatherer economy to an agricultural economy by
a)
converting California Indians to Catholicism.
b)
teaching California Indians how to cultivate the land.
c)
exporting many products.
d)
starting small businesses.
13.
What present-day state was once a part of Alta California?
a)
Nevada
b)
New Mexico
c)
Colorado
d)
Montana
14.
What happened to the Spanish missions under Mexican rule?
a)
They took control of the California Indians.
b)
They were turned into Mexican settlements.
c)
They collected taxes from the Mexicans.
d)
They started raising cattle.
15.
How did the ranchos help California's economy?
a)
The livestock and crops they raised were important.
b)
They sold land to other countries.
c)
They closed the missions.
d)
They improved the lives of some California Indians.
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