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Who led the first European expedition to visit Alta, CA
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
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Who was the first European to explore Alta, CA?
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
100
to change a person's religion or beliefs
What is a convert?
100
Where was the first pueblo founded?
San Jose
100
Who settled in Alta, CA to convert CA Indians to Catholicism?
Spanish missionaries
200
Who claimed CA for England in 1579 and caused Spain to send more ships to keep other countries away?
Drake
200
In the early 1600's, who stopped sending people to Alta, CA?
Spain
200
a spanish town or village, often built of stone or adobe
What is a pueblo?
200
What relied on presidios to provide protection for families?
Pueblos
200
What two groups of people farmed and raised animals for food?
Missionaries and California Indians
300
Who found a narrow body of water between Asia and North America?
Vitus Bering
300
Who explored the Pacific coast of CA to find a water route to Asia?
James Cook
300
a place established for people to help meet human needs or teach religion
What is a mission?
300
What produces goods?
missions
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Who revolted because they wanted to get rid of missionaries and soldiers?
Some California Indians
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Who wanted to colonize Alta CA mainly to discourage other countries from settling there?
Jose de Galvez
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Who was a Catholic priest who started the mission of San Diego de Alcala?
Father Junipero Serra
400
a steady, directed movement of something, such as water
What is a current?
400
What is a pueblo?
a town or village
400
What was located mainly along the Pacific coast?
Missions
500
Who was the leader of the Spanish expedition that discovered the San Francisco Bay?
Gaspar de Portola
500
Who sailed to North America to capture Spanish ships and treasure?
Sir Francis Drake
500
Who brought families to Alta, CA to start pueblos and help the colony grow?
Governor Neve
500
What was founded in Alta, CA in 1769?
the first mission
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What are the three things most likely to affect the travels of explorers sailing along the CA coast?
Cliffs, wind, and ocean currents