Ch 3 Social StudiesThe Early Explorers

In what ways did Indians' lives change when they went to live at the missions?

In what ways did Indians' lives change when they went to live at the missions?

1. They learned new skills– farming– taking care of livestock– carpentry– metalworking

2. They became laborers for the missions and the presidios.

3. They had to give up their traditional ways of life and were often punished if they resisted.

Where were the California missions located? Why was this so?

Where were the California missions located? Why was this so?

1. The missions were located along the coast near Indian villages or trails.

2. The Spanish hoped that being close to Indian villages would make the task of bringing Indians into the missions easier.

3. Also, those locations usually had fresh water and fertile soil for farming.

Why did the Spanish have difficulty getting settlers to move to the pueblos?

Why did the Spanish have difficulty getting settlers to move to the pueblos?

• Few people wanted to make the long, hard journey to Alta California.

What did the Spanish do to encourage people to settle in the pueblos?

What did the Spanish do to encourage people to settle in the pueblos?

• They offered to give new settlers:– land– farming equipment– farm animals– money

Which group did Hernando Cortés conquer?

1. Chumash2. Cahuilla3. Aztec4. Miwok

Which group did Hernando Cortés conquer?

1. Chumash2. Cahuilla3. Aztec4. Miwok

In which bay did the explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno claim to have found a good harbor for a port?

1. San Diego Bay2. Humboldt Bay3. San Francisco Bay4. Monterey Bay

In which bay did the explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno claim to have found a good harbor for a port?

1. San Diego Bay2. Humboldt Bay3. San Francisco Bay4. Monterey Bay

Who started the first missions in Alta California?

1. Junípero Serra2. Fernando Rivera y Moncada3. Gaspar de Portolá4. Juan Crespí

Who started the first missions in Alta California?

1. Junípero Serra2. Fernando Rivera y Moncada3. Gaspar de Portolá4. Juan Crespí

How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?

1. from maps that Cortés took back to Spain2. from an Indian map painted on the walls of a

cave3. from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodríguez

Cabrillo4. from charts made by Francis Drake

How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?

1. from maps that Cortés took back to Spain2. from an Indian map painted on the walls of a

cave3. from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodríguez

Cabrillo4. from charts made by Francis Drake

Which of the following would be an important primary source about daily life in Alta California?

1. Father Junípero Serra's diary2. a biography of Juan Bautista de Anza3. an encyclopedia entry about King Carlos III4. a recent newspaper article about Spanish

missions in California history

Which of the following would be an important primary source about daily life in Alta California?

1. Father Junípero Serra's diary2. a biography of Juan Bautista de Anza3. an encyclopedia entry about King Carlos III4. a recent newspaper article about Spanish

missions in California history

Why were most supplies sent to Alta California by sea?

1. because Alta California had many good harbors

2. because the land routes were controlled by California Indians

3. because no land routes had yet been discovered

4. because the land routes were too difficult

Why were most supplies sent to Alta California by sea?

1. because Alta California had many good harbors

2. because the land routes were controlled by California Indians

3. because no land routes had yet been discovered

4. because the land routes were too difficult

What did later explorers discover about the island northwest of New Spain that Cortés had claimed for Spain?

1. that the Strait of Anián was just north of it2. that the native peoples of the island had a

lot of gold3. that it was a peninsula, not an island4. that English settlements had already been

built there

What did later explorers discover about the island northwest of New Spain that Cortés had claimed for Spain?

1. that the Strait of Anián was just north of it2. that the native peoples of the island had a

lot of gold3. that it was a peninsula, not an island4. that English settlements had already been

built there

Why did Spanish explorers want to find the Strait of Anián?

1. to cross the Sierra Nevada2. to ship captured Indians back to Spain3. to make trading with Asia easier4. to find an easier route to California

Why did Spanish explorers want to find the Strait of Anián?

1. to cross the Sierra Nevada2. to ship captured Indians back to Spain3. to make trading with Asia easier4. to find an easier route to California

Where did the Spanish believe the Strait of Anián was located?

1. between the Philippines and New Spain2. in the northern Pacific Ocean3. in the northern Caribbean Sea4. at the southern tip of South America

Where did the Spanish believe the Strait of Anián was located?

1. between the Philippines and New Spain2. in the northern Pacific Ocean3. in the northern Caribbean Sea4. at the southern tip of South America

The Strait of Anián was the 16th century Spanish name for the Northwest Passage that supposedly connected the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean in the temperate or tropic regions of

North America. It was based on the idea that North America was not a continent but a large archipelago. Such a strait does not in fact, exist, although the Northwest Passage itself was

discovered in the 20th century through the Canadian Arctic islands.

Spanish ships sailing from New Spain to the Philippines depended on ____ to speed them on their way.

1. presidios2. pueblos3. missionaries4. neophytes5. ocean currents

Spanish ships sailing from New Spain to the Philippines depended on ____ to speed them on their way.

1. presidios2. pueblos3. missionaries4. neophytes5. ocean currents

The Spanish in California built ____ to defend the coastline and to protect the missions from attacks.

1. A neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

The Spanish in California built ____ to defend the coastline and to protect the missions from attacks.

1. A neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

Indians new to Catholicism, who were called ____, had to give up their traditional beliefs

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

Indians new to Catholicism, who were called ____, had to give up their traditional beliefs

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

Most of the ____ in California were Franciscan priests, who taught Catholicism and Spanish ways of life to the Indians.

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

Most of the ____ in California were Franciscan priests, who taught Catholicism and Spanish ways of life to the Indians.

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

The cities known as San Jose and Los Angeles began as farming communities called ____.

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

The cities known as San Jose and Los Angeles began as farming communities called ____.

1. neophytes2. missionaries3. pueblos4. ocean currents5. presidios

Based on the map, which country appears to be Spain's greatest rival for control of the Pacific coast of North America?

1. Britain2. Russia3. Mexico4. France

Based on the map, which country appears to be Spain's greatest rival for control of the Pacific coast of North America?

1. Britain2. Russia3. Mexico4. France

Which of the statements, A or B, is a primary source? Explain.

Passage A• The most serious threat to the mission

Indians was disease...The diseases spread quickly and sometimes killed whole villages.

Passage B• "Sickness is always with us, and I fear it is

the end of the Indian race. What can we do?" -Father Jose Viader

Which of the statements, A or B, is a primary source? Explain.

Passage A• The most serious threat to the mission

Indians was disease...The diseases spread quickly and sometimes killed whole villages.

Passage B• "Sickness is always with us, and I fear it is

the end of the Indian race. What can we do?" -Father Jose Viader

Primary Source

This statement is a primary source because the author uses the personal pronouns I and we when expressing feelings about the events.

Also, the statement is in quotation marks and attributed to Father José Viader, indicating that he made the statement about a subject of which he had firsthand knowledge.

Primary Source

This statement is a primary source because the author uses the personal pronouns I and we when expressing feelings about the events.

Also, the statement is in quotation marks and attributed to Father José Viader, indicating that he made the statement about a subject of which he had firsthand knowledge.

Where were the California missions located? Why was this so?

Where were the California missions located? Why was this so?

1. The missions were located along the coast near Indian villages or trails.

2. The Spanish hoped that being close to Indian villages would make the task of bringing Indians into the missions easier.

3. Also, those locations usually had fresh water and fertile soil for farming.

How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?

1. from maps that Cortés took back to Spain2. from an Indian map painted on the walls of a

cave3. from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodríguez

Cabrillo4. from charts made by Francis Drake

How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?1. from maps that Cortés took back to Spain2. from an Indian map painted on the walls of a

cave3. from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodríguez

Cabrillo4. from charts made by Francis Drake