Vaqueros
The Spanish word for cow and what is the name of the California Town named for the cow
What is Vaca and Vacaville?
These are the states and other things that border California on all sides
What are: Nevada, Oregon, Arizona - the Pacific Ocean and Mexico?
This spanish word means Priest or father and this is the one who came with the explorer Portola
What is a padre and who is Father Serra?
This is the period of time when California had ranchos. This is the color of the flag of this country
What is the Mexican period? What is white, green and red?
This is upper California and lower California
What is Alta California and Baja California
This is the first hat in California history and this is how we think they got to California
Who were the Indians and what is a land bridge from Russia?
This is the favorite part of this animal and what they did with it
What is a beaver tail? What is eating it?
This is what Vaquero is and this is what does
What is a Spanish Cowboy and roping, branding, and rounding up cows
These are regions in California: Hint: sequoia trees grow here, cactus grow here, fruits and vegetables grow here, we find sea shells here and see whales here.
Where is the Northwest coastal region, the Mojave Desert, the Central Valley, and the coast?
This is Father Serra's mission and where he is buried
What is Mission Carmel?
This is the kind of dance the people who were called this did on the ranchos
What is a Fandango and what is a California?
This is the country that claimed California and this is what they called Mexico when they claimed it. These are 3 explorers who came here
What is Spain and New Spain? Who were Cabrillo, Cortes, and Balboa?
This hat was worn by people who came to the area to claim the land and what they called it
Who were the explorers from Spain and then called it New Spain?
This is what Mountain Men wore made out of this and why they put fringe on it
What leather clothes made of animal hides? What is fringe helps the rain run off?
Vaqueros branded cattle for this reason and because this had not been invented yet.
What is marking a cow so you know it's yours. What are fences which had not been invented yet so cattle roamed about?
These are areas along the coast where ships can come in to dock and provide a safe place where they will not crash upon the rocks. This is how many ships Spain allowed to come and why
What are bays and harbors? What is 1 ship because they didn't want people to find out about California and want to take it away from Spain?
This is the number of missions, the first one built, and how far apart they were built and why
What are 21 missions, Mission San Diego, and one days walk apart?
This is the name of the rope used by this man who was a Spanish cowboy. This is why he needed to use this rope
What is a La Reata? What is a Vaquero? What is roping cows to brand or round them up?
This man was the governor of the northern area under Mexican rule. This is the theme park that is in the town now!
Who was general Mariano Vallejo? What is six flags theme park?
These people were Mexican, lived on Ranchos and did this to cows so they could tell who they belonged to
What is a vaquero who branded cows?
These are some of the dangers of being a mountain man
What are attacks from wild animals, sickness, falling or getting injured, and Indian attacks?
This is what Vaqueros wore - name several things
What is a fancy jacket with silver buttons, a black hat, Chaps on his legs to protect him from the brush, and a bright serape poncho
This is the number of Indian tribes in early California and these are some of the things Indians used according to where they lived
What are 100 and what are shells for coastal tribes, animal bones for mountain tribes?
This is the reason the mission were built, who lived at the mission and what every mission would have. This is the Spanish name for a town
What is trying to make a settlement, who are the Indians and what is a church? What is a pueblo?
This is what they did to cows to identify them and this is why they had to do it. This is who might steal a cow and how he did it.
What is cattle branding? What is because there were no fences cattle roamed? What is a cattle rustler who changed the brand on a cow?
This is how many ships Spain allowed to come into California during the mission era and this is why
How many is 1 ship because Spain didn't want other people to lay claim to California
The people who wore these hats built something and wanted to teach the Indians about this. This was their goal in order to get people there so they could keep the land they claimed
Who were the monks who built missions and wanted to teach the Indians about Christ. What is building up towns around the mission?
These are some of the types of animals Mountain men trapped for. This is what they looked like and why
What are beaver, otter, coyotes, wolves, raccoons? What is tough as leather wearing animal skins, belts, weapons?
This is the reason Vaqueros were working with cows. Name the things they used cattle for
What is the hide and tallow trade: leather for belts, shoes, saddles, and tallow for candles and soap which were shipped to the East Coast cities
These are on the state symbol
Who is Minerva the Greek goddess, the grizzly bear, a gold miner, wheat, ships, 31 stars and the word Eureka?
This is the Spanish name of the Highway where the chain of missions are - also known as....
What is the El Camino Real or King's Highway or Royal Road?
This rancho was owned by this man who was the governor of the Northern Territory. He also had a fancier home closer to this town. He grew up with his cousin who had a street in Monterey named after him.
What is the Petaluma Adobe? Who was Vallejo? Where is Sonoma? Who was Juan Bautista Alvarado?
This is what missions look like and are made of. They have a certain kind of roof and the inside walls look like this
What are white adobe bricks, red tile roofs, and colorful painted walls?
This is the kind of hat worn by these guys who worked with cattle during this period. This is the "hat" worn at this time by the women
What is a flat black cowboy hat worn by vaqueros during the Mexican period? What is a black lace mantilla?
These are the names of the two mountain men we learned about. This is who they usually married and why. And this is what they became after they stopped trapping animals and why
Who were Kit Carson and Jim Bridger? Who were Indian women...the only women around? What is wagon train guides and what is fashions changing no longer wanting fur?