Vocabulary
Alta and Baja California each became a ________ of Spain.
colony
What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?
to find gold and silver
What made Portola's expedition to Alta California especially difficult?
hilly deserts
Which two explorers are from England?
Cook and Drake
What is a pueblo?
Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?
to trade for spices and silks
Gaspar de Portola led the first European expedition to Alta California that _________.
started settlements
Who discovered Monterey Bay?
Vizcaino and Portola (Spain)
Drake's __________ was the second to sail around the world.
expedition
What was one reason it was hard for Juan Cabrillo to sail north along the Pacific coast?
the coastline was rocky
Russia wanted to know if Asia and ____________ were _____________. They sent Bering on expedition in 1728 to find out.
America
connected
Use the chart.
What was the first California bay discovered by one of these explorers? When was it discovered?
San Diego Bay 1542
Vitus Bering is most famous for discovering a _______ separating Asia and North America.
strait
What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific coast?
a waterway across North America
In 1977, scientists showed that the brass plate could not have been made by Drake. If that plate had been real, about how old would it have been?
About 400 years
Use the chart.
Which explorer's expedition did not involve travel by sea?
Anza
In the _______ the priests taught their religion to the native people.
missions
Use the chart.
Vizcaino and Portola both reached Monterey Bay. Might Portola have met anyone there who remembered Vizcaino? Explain.
No because the expeditions were too many years apart.