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What state is San Francisco In?
California
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There are 43 of these in San Francisco!
hills
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What is the name of one of the Native American tribes that live in San Francisco long ago?
Ohlone
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Why did more than 50,000 men and women rush to California in 1848?
the Gold Rush
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How is misison Dolores used today?
as a church and a museum
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What is the famous bridge in San Francisco?
Golden Gate Bridge
200
Lombard Street is known as...
the "crookedest street in the world"
200
What is a mission?
Communities led by Roman Catholic priests to teach their religion and way of life to the Native Americans.
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What happened after the United States won the war against Mexico in 1848?
California became a state two years later in 1850
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Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot water. Why?  

What is to prevent prisoners from trying to escape in the cold San Francisco Bay.

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What is the weather like in San Francisco?
Very foggy!
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What were built to give fresh water to the city?
dams
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What was the name of the mission the Spanish forced the Native Americans to build?
Mission Dolores
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What were some jobs the men did in the missions?
made wood and stone tools
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What is used to get around, up and down hills, and gets people to work and school?
cable cars
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What is an activity you will see people doing in the San Francisco Bay?
fishing, surfing, watching sealions
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What kind of special laws does San Francisco have?
how to park your car!
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What were the Native American children taught in the missions?
to read and write in Spanish
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What were some jobs women had in the missions?
spun cotton, weaved, made pottery and baskets, cared for children, and prepared food.
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What is a cable car?
a small car that runs on a track and is pulled by a cable
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What are the two bodies of waters surrounding San Francisco?
Pacific Ocean on the east, San Francisco Bay on the west
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What kind of land is San Francisco located on?
peninsula
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In 1821 Mexico won its independence from Spain. What is independence?
being free from others
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Did the Native Americans like living in the missions? Why or why not?
no because it changed their whole way of life.
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What parts of San Francisco's past can be seen today?
cable cars, mission dolores