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Rancho Quizizz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first woman to own a rancho by herself?

a)

Juana Briones

b)

Charlotte Parkhurst

c)

Silvestre de la Portilla

2.

State the order of the social classes from highest to lowest.

a)

California Indians, people born in Spain and moved to New Spain, and people born in New Spain,

b)

People born in Spain and moved to New Spain, people born in New Spain, and California Indians

c)

People born in New Spain, California Indians, and people born in Spain and moved to New Spain

3.

Most of the land grants went back to the California Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why did Governor Jose Figueroa's plan for giving half of the land grants to California Indians not come through?

a)

He died.

b)

He changed his mind

c)

Someone stole his job.

5.

What was the name of the person who made a speech called the "Cry of Dolores"?

a)

Father Junipero Serra

b)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Father Miguele Higaldo

d)

Father Unipero Sarah

6.

Who did the California Indians have to work for?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Californians

c)

The Californias

d)

The Californios

e)

The Mexican

7.

According to the "Game of Rancho Life", what did rancho owner's life depend on?

a)

money and cattle

b)

luck or fate

c)

their petition

d)

their deed

8.

How long did the war last?

a)

from 1810 to 1821

b)

from 1910 to 1921

c)

1 year

d)

11 years

9.

Cow hides were valuable part of the rancho economy! What were cow hides called?

a)

California

money

b)

California

notes

c)

California banknotes

d)

California

gold

10.

Who ended up getting most of the land? (Choose all that apply)

a)

soldiers

b)

California Indians

c)

Californios born in Alta California

11.

The rancho life was only made up of work.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

After the Mexican War for Independence, why did the Mexican government want to close the missions? (Choose all that apply)

a)

The missions were getting too old

b)

They wanted to use the valuable land for farms and ranches

c)

They hoped it would stop attacks from the California Indians