Lesson 1: Early People in California
Lesson 2: Europeans Come to California
Lesson 3: Spanish Settlements in CA
Lesson 4: Spain's Influence in CA
Surprise Me!
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What word means a system of faith and worship?
religion
100
Which Spanish Explorer traveled north from Mexico in 1542 looking for a route to Asia?
Juan Cabrillo
100
What do you call a settlement set up by a religious group to teach their religion to native people?
a mission
100
Where did missionaries usually decide to build the missions?
near large groups of California Indians; near natural resources
100
What word means a special way that a group does something, which is a part of their way of life?
tradition
200
What tradition did the Cahuilla women have?
basket weaving
200
What made it difficult for explorers to get to and explore California?
strong winds; ocean currents; rocky coastline
200
What is the religion of the Catholic church, which the missionaries wanted to teach the Indians?
Catholicism
200
How did missions earn money?
They traded things with the east coast and other countries too.
200
Why was it hard for explorers to travel inland once they reached the coast of California?
there were the Coast Ranges; once they crossed the mountains, there were deserts
300
The Chumash lived near the Pacific Coast of southern California. What are 4 foods that they ate?
acorns, fish, whales, shellfish, seals, dolphins, deer, small animals, sea birds
300
What did Sir Francis Drake name the area he found near what is present-day San Francisco?
Nova Albion (means New England)
300
Why did many California Indians die on the missions?
diseases brought over by the Europeans such as measles and smallpox
300
What was built nearby a mission to provide protection?
forts (presidios)
300
Why did the Spanish government think it was so important for the California Indians to convert to Catholicism?
so they would support Spain's colony in California
400
How do archaeologists know how California Indians lived long ago?
They have found artifacts.
400
In 1602, which explorer made maps of of the coast from San Diego to Monterey?
Sebastian Vizcaino
400
Where did Father Junipero Serra start the first mission in 1769?
San Diego
400
What did the Spanish government call their new settlement in California?
New Spain
400
Traditionally, what stories did Cahuilla men sing?
bird songs
500
How did California Indians pass on their traditions and beliefs?
legends; myths;
500
What was Vitus Bering find on his expedition in 1728?
a water route between Russia and Alaska; Bering Strait
500
Why did some California Indians destroy the San Diego Mission in 1775?
they did not want to live there; they wanted to resist the mission system
500
What was the trail called that connected all the missions?
El Camino Real
500
Which Spanish soldier was sent to run Spain's colony in California in 1767?
Gaspar de Portola
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