WorksheetsCh. 3 - Changes in California Over Time
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who was the first European to come to California?
John Sutter
Sebastian Vizcaino
Francis Drake
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Which of the following statements is true?
The California Indians got along with all of the explorers.
The explorers brought over new diseases that killed many Indians.
Indians and explorers traded often with each other.
The explorers paid the Indians to buy their land.
Who was a worker that first discovered gold in California?
Father Antonio Cruzado
Levi Strauss
James Marshall
John Sutter
Which of the following was NOT a reason explorers came to California?
to find faster routes for trading
to claim land
to start businesses
to get riches and wealth
Some California communities started as religious settlements, or _______________.
farms
missions
chapels
factories
Which explorer raided ports and ships?
Levi Strauss
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Francis Drake
Sebastian Vizcaino
Which of the following is TRUE about John Sutter?
he invented the blue jeans
his farm was near San Diego
he came to California in 1980
gold was found on his land
Which of the following made it easier for people to come to California?
buses
donkeys
the Transcontinental Railroad
bicycles
Mission lands were divided up into large ranches called ranchos.
True
False
Which was NOT a reason people stopped working in the gold mines?
they found too much gold and had no where to put it
it was very hard work
it was dangerous
they never found gold
Sebastian Vizcaino explored Monterey Bay in _______________.
1982
1500
1713
1602
What did the Spaniards call California?
Monterey Bay
New Spain
Mexico
San Francisco
Which of the following describes how the railroads changed California?
It made it easier and faster to travel to California.
Many Chinese immigrants came to work on the railroads.
California's population grew.
It made getting supplies and goods to places even harder.
Catholic priests built settlements and religious communities known as ________________.
villages
ranchos
missions
property
Levi Strauss was famous for ________________________.
making the first blue jeans
founding missions
creating work boots for miners
finding gold on John Sutter's land
In 1579, who explored San Francisco Bay?
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Levi Strauss
Sebastian Vizcaino
Francis Drake
Gold miners who came to California in search of gold were called _________________.
goldies
entrepreneurs
explorers
49'ers
The Transcontinental Railroad began building from which two states?
Nebraska and Colorado
Utah and California
Nebraska and California
New York and California
A _______________ is a written agreement.
treaty
map
promise
presidio
Choose TWO DETAILS from below that support the main idea that newcomers (explorers) affected the lives of California Indians.
Some CA Indians converted to the Catholic religion.
CA Indians had a close bond with nature.
CA Indians were forced onto reservations.
CA Indians lived freely on any land they chose.
What were the maps that people drew of their land/ranchos called?
emoji
pixel
disenos
presidio
