SS Ch 3 & Ch 4

Vocabulary Words

100

Padres

Priests

200

Trailblazer

A person who leads the way for others as a guide

300

Manifest Destiny

The idea that the United States had a right and a duty to take control of the land

400

Treaty

A written agreement signed by both sides to make peace and say how they would settle their differences

500

Claim

A piece of land where the miner declares exclusive mining rights

People

100

Pio Pico

Governor of California in 1831 and 1845

200

Johann Sutter

Man who built Sutter's Fort

300

John C. Fremont

An officer in the United States Army who spread rumors about Colonel Castro

400

Bernarda Ruiz

A woman who helped stop the Mexican-American War

500

Delegates

People who debate the kinds of laws they want to include

Events

100

Why did Mexico go to war with Spain?

For independence

200

What was the Bear Flag Revolt?

A group of American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government

300

What number state was California?

31

400

What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Treaty that ended the Mexican war

500

What was the Yuma Crossing 1781 Revolt?

Spanish soldiers had taken land. Yuma attacked and destroyed 2 missions that have been built along the Colorado River

Gold Rush

100

Who arrived in California first during the Gold Rush? People traveling on land or people traveling by boat?

People traveling by boat

200

What part did women play in the Gold Rush?

Mined for gold, set up business in or near mining camps

300

What caused conflicts in the mining camps?

Less gold was found

400

What were the effects of hydraulic mining?

Demolished hills, dirtied water, killed fish and wildlife, and flooding occured

500

Who was the first person to discover gold in California?

James Marshall

Before the Gold Rush

100

What groups of people lived in or near missions?

Spanish soldiers and pueblo settlers

200

In what ways did the California Indians rebel against the missions?

Practiced their religion and customs privately, refused to learn Spanish language, broke tools, worked slowly, revolted against Yuma

300

What was life like on a rancho?

Big families, lots of celebrations, people could not read or write, women (cooked, gardened, sewed, cleaned), men (cowboys), California Indians (made harnesses, shoes, butter, cheese, wine, tended gardens, tanned leather, and cooked food)

400

Why was Mexico able to give land grants?

Won freedom from Spain

500

Why did missionaries come to California?

Came to convert or change religious beliefs of the California Indians to Christianity