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WorksheetsChapter 4: Mexican Rule in California
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
People who were born of Spanish parents in Mexico were called...
Mexicans
Spainiards
criollos
people
People who were born of both European and Indian heritage are called....
Native Americans
Europeans
mestizos
people
What is secularization?
It is the Spanish rule in California.
It is the end of Church rule of the missions.
It is the rule of the missions by the Native Americans.
It is the rule of California by Mexico.
A hacienda is....
usually a large, one-story house.
a mansion with columns.
a house built of wood.
a stone castle.
Hacienda houses were made from....
wooden planks.
stone from a nearby quarry.
sun-dried bricks called adobe.
mud.
Tallow is made from....
beef fat.
pig fat.
plants.
wax.
To attract people to California, the Mexican government offered land grants. Land grants are
gifts of land.
money to buy things.
gifts of houses.
money for cattle.
What is a rancho?
A rancho is a ranch with geese.
A rancho is a ranch for cattle.
A rancho is a ranch for trees.
A rancho is a ranch for growing vegetables.
Who was Pio Pico?
Pio Pico was a ranch owner in California, and the last governor of Mexican California.
Pio Pico was a president.
Pio Pico was a ranch owner in California, and a salesman.
Pio Pico was a famous man who was born in Mexico.
Barter means....
to pay money for goods.
to trade one kind of item for another kind.
to argue.
to pay for something with coins.
All people lived on ranchos during Mexican rule in California.
True
False
Women on ranchos had many jobs such as cooking, farming, and managing the cattle.
True
False
Most Indian workers on ranchos were not paid with money.
True
False
A vaquero is a....
cowhand, whose main job was to round up the rancho's cattle.
cowhand, whose main job is be a farmer.
fiesta on a rancho.
owner of a rancho, whose main job is to oversee the rancho.
A brand is....
a logo for a business card.
a mark burned into a cow's hide.
a type of good.
a mark that is tattooed onto a cow's hide.
What is a diseño?
A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of a land grant.
A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of a rancho.
A hand drawn map that shows the boundaries of California.
Rancho La Puřisima Concepción is a notable rancho because .....
in 1836, Juana Briones bought and ran the rancho during a time when very few women were allowed to own property.
a woman named Juana Briones lived on that rancho.
in 1838, it was the place that the Mexican government claimed it was sole owner of California.
a woman named Juana Briones married Apolinario Miranda on that rancho.
The economy of California grew stronger and its population increased under Mexican rule.
True
False
What year did Mexico gain its Independence from Spain?
1800
1821
1880
1801
Which of the following received most of the land grants in California?
Californio women
Californio men
California Indians
settlers from the United States
