Spanish Settlement - Worksheet
Directions: See if you can recall by memory some historical facts about California, without using your notes. Quiz or work with your partner on these questions.
1. Who
is credited for first discovering California? What area did he discover?
2. What were some of the
problems establishing "Alta California" as a Spanish colony?
3. Why was the capital of
Alta California set-up in Monterey rather than, let's say, Yerba Buena (S.F.)?
4. Tell us about the missions....
Why were they set-up; what were the Spanish long-term goals; how did the founders
sustain themselves; and what was life like on the mission?
5. What happened when Mexico
(and California) gain independence from Spain?