Quiz Table
Question
Answer
Letter
Questions and Answer Options
1. Prep
Answer 1
1.
When did Mexico, and therefore California, become independent from Spain?
a.
1650
b.
1776
c.
1801
d.
1821
2.Prep
Answer 2
2.
What was the biggest change resulting from the change from Spanish to Mexican rule in California?
a.
Secularilzation of the Missions
b.
Money from the government finally began to flow in to California.
c.
The Indians became politically equal to the Europeans
d.
All of these happened and are equally important.
3.Prep
Answer 3
3.
What was the main export of California during the Mexican period?
a.
Oranges and other citrus
b.
Fish and Whale products
c.
Hides and Tallow
d.
Fruits and Vegetables
4.Prep
Answer 4
4.
This man helped sparked a rebellion that became known as the Bear Flag Revolt?
a.
Langdon
b.
Fremont
c.
Pico
d.
Altamont
5.Prep
Answer 5
5.
When did the Mexican-American War begin?
a.
Around 1821
b.
In 1849
c.
In 1856
d.
In 1846
6. Review
Answer 6
6
What was the major cause of deaths at the California missions?
a.
Starvation from the great famine of 1831.
b.
They died fighting other Indians in the course of defending the missions
c.
European Diseases
d.
Malnutrition and scurvy.
7. Review
Answer 7
7 .
The presidio was largely charged with _________ as its primary task.
a.
Promoting trade with the Indians of the interior.
b.
Establishing and defending Spanish territory claims
c.
Defending the missions against Indian attack.
d.
Producing food for the colonists.
8. Review
Answer 8
8
The pueblos were:
a.
agricultural outposts that were largely civilians and intended to support the other institutions.
b.
an outlet for growing population in New Spain.
c.
a natural outgrowth of the population gains at the mission.
d.
all of these.
9. Review
Answer 9
9 .
The idea of the missions was derived from the Spanish experience….
a.
colonizing parts of Northern Africa.
b.
re-taking Spain from the Islamic Moors
c.
using the mission in Florida and Texas.
d.
using the Missions to colonize Mexico.
10. Review
Answer 10
10 .
How did mission friars keep neophyte Indians at the mission?
a.
They killed the buffaloes, destroying the native food souces.
b.
They forced them by locking them in and hunting them down and bringing them back should they leave.
c.
They threatened the Indians with excommunication.
d.
They did not try to keep them in the missions.
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