Vocabulary 1
Where Indians learned about the Catholic Religion.
a. colony
b. pueblos
c. missions
c. missions
The first European to sail along the coast of California in the year 1542.
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Who raided Spanish Galleons for their treasure?
a. Anza
b. Cortez
c. Drake
c. Drake
This European explorer was knighted by Queen Elizabeth
Drake
Father Junipero Serra was a ___________.
a. peninsula
b. padre
c. revolt
b. padre
New Spain was a __________ of Spain.
a. pueblos
b. colony
c. peninsula
b. colony
Who stole Aztec treasures to take back to Spain?
a. Anza
b. Cortez
c. Cabrillo
b. Cortez
The first Europeans to visit California were
a. Sir Francis Drake and his fleet.
b. Cabrillo and two ships of sailors.
c. Portola and his soldiers.
b. Cabrillo and two ships of sailors.
Indians that were treated unfairly wanted to ______.
a. revolt
b. culture
c. expedition
a. revolt
Baja California is a finger of land called a _____________.
a. peninsula
b. pueblo
c. colony
a. peninsula
Who traveled with Father Serra?
a. Portola
b. Drake
c. Cabrillo
a. Portola
One reason Indians came to the mission was to
a. share their food with the padres.
b. help the padres build the churches and plant crops.
c. learn about Catholicism.
c. learn about Catholicism.
The first towns were called ______.
a. peninsula
b. colony
c. pueblos
c. pueblos
Juan Bautista de Anza led an ____________ across the Sonoran Desert.
a. mission
b. revolt
c. expedition
c. expedition
Who is known for finding the strait that separates Asia and North America
Vitus Bering
The MAIN purpose of El Camino Real was to
a. provide food for the presidios.
b. connect the missions
c. be a trade route for the pueblos.
b. connect the missions
Who was the Spanish explorer who spoke of Monterey Bay as the best harbor for all of Spains ships.
Vizcaino
What narrow waterway connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?
a. Straight of Magellan
b. Monterey Bay
c. Straight of Anian
c. Straight of Anian