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WorksheetsRancho Period 2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
A fiesta is
a cowboy
a party or celebration
a rodeo
an export
How did most Californios obtain land from the Mexican government?
They bought it from the government.
They claimed it as their own.
The land was given to them through a land grant.
Two agreements a person had to make to be offered a land grant were to be
Catholic and a Californian citizen
A Mexican Citizen and a vaquero
Catholic and a Mexican Citizen
A diseno is
a party
a cowboy
a map
On ranchos, land owners _____________.
grew crops
raised cattle
enslaved Native Americans
Vaqueros are
cowhands or cowboys
Spanish people
Mexican people
missionaries
How did the ranchos make money?
By raising horses and selling their hides and tallow
By raising cattle and selling their cowhides and tallow
By raising chickens and trading their adds and animal fat
During the rancho period, what country owned Alta California?
Spain
Mexico
United States
Would you have heard music at a fiesta?
Yes
No
The Indians who worked on the ranchos were paid with
money, land, and fiestas
housing, food, and clothing
cows, tallow, and hides
The hide and tallow trade was very important to the Californios.
True
False
Vaqueros were ....
Mexican cowboys
tallow makers
dish washers
After Mexico gained control over California, what happened to the missions?
They continued to function as they did before, converting more Native Americans to Catholicism.
They became pueblos, growing food for the soldiers.
They fell into disrepair and the land was given away in the form of land grants.
What happened to the California Native Americans after the ranchos gained control?
They were free and could leave the missions whenever they wanted to but they had no where to go.
They worked on the ranchos and made just enough to survive.
The land owners needed the Native Americans to work on the ranchos because they were inexpensive workers.
All of the above.
Which conflict resulted in California becoming part of Mexico?
The Mexican War for Independence
The Spanish-American War
The War of California
The Bear Flag Revolt
Who was the first man to cross the Sierra Nevada to get to California?
James Marshal
John Sutter
James Beckworth
Jedediah Strong Smith
Who bought Fort Ross from the Russians?
Spain
Jedediah Smith
John Sutter
The Donner Party
Who was trapped in 20 feet of snow in the Sierra Mountains?
John Sutter
The Donner family
Jedediah Smith
John Beckworth
At Sutter's Fort, you could find
cattle, sheep and horses
a bakery, woodsmith's shop and a blacksmith
Mexican flag, blanket factory and vaqueros
all of the above
