ImportantCaliStuffinBarrons Flashcards
What are four main regions in California?
Coast
Central Valley
Deserts
Mountains
About how far each year does the Pacific plate move along the San Andreas Fault?
1 inch
California has been inhabited for how many years?
13,000-15,000 years
What Spanish explorer is credited as the first EUROPEAN to land in California?
Juan Cabrillo
Which port did Spanish galleons sail from as they traveled down the California coast on their way to Acapulco?
Manila?
Who is credited with establishing the first Christian Mission in California?
Father Serra
Overall, what was the main impact of the mission system on Native Americans?
reduced by 75%, they became dependent.
California was under the control of which country after Mexico gained it’s independence from Spain?
Mexico
What was the status of American Indians during the Ranchero period?
Indentured servants.
What was the most notable cause of survival for half of the members of the Donner party?
Cannibalism (YUCK!!)
About how long did the Bear Flag Republic exist in California?
less than a month
Who were the Californios?
Spanish-speaking people who came from Spain or Mexico
What was the outcome of the Capitulation of Cahuega?
It made California a part of the Unites States
What was the fastest way from the eastern part of the Unites States to California during the gold rush?
by boat by transfer through the Itimus of Panama.
What was the California government’s official position toward Native Americans during the gold rush?
Extermination
What was the original California Constitution’s position on women?
Women could have land but not vote.
What event of 1861 speeded communication between California and the rest of the United States?
The telegraph
What was the main responsibility for federal troops from California during the Civil War?
Control Native Americans
Who is credited with planning the transcontinental railroad?
Thedore Judah
Earthquakes in California are due to
Pacific Plate movement.
The central valley region…
Is agriculturally rich and is a national leader in the production of crops such as grapes, olives, and peaches.
The Sierra Nevada mountains in the eastern mountain region…
were home to the gold rush and the current home of Yosemite park.
The desert region in the southeast is..
among the hottest regions on Earth and parts of this region may receive no rain in a year.
The development of technology in California is most closely associated with
Silicon Valley
The founding of the first mission in California corresponds most closely to which event?
The REVOLUTIONARY war.
When Bear Flag was TAKEN DOWN in Sonoma California following the Bear Flag Revolt, it was replaced by the
American Flag.
Indian tribles in California about 5,000 years ago were most likely to settle
near the coast.
Sierra Nevada Mountains…
were a source for panning gold.
What year did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?
1821.
Who were the Donner Party?
Wagon trains set out from states such as Missouri to California. May 1886, Donners left Missouri. They were trapped in a terrible snowstorm near the summit of the mountains. Only about half of the party survived. Some survived through Cannibalism.
