Cset Social Science California History
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Physical Geography - ANSWER✔✔ Greatest variety of climates, landforms and
regions in the US. Highest Elevation - Mt. Whitney. Lowest Elevation - Death
Valley.
Native Americans in California - ANSWER✔✔ Isolated by mountain ranges. 100
distinct dialects. Were mostly peaceful. Acorn was the main part of diet. 300,000
natives when the Europeans came.
Early Spanish Exploration - ANSWER✔✔ 1535, Cortes led an expedition to Baja
and became the 1st base. 1542, went to upper California (Santa Barbara).
English Exploration - ANSWER✔✔ 1579, Sir Francis Drake landed in San
Francisco and began colonizing.
Spanish Colonization - ANSWER✔✔ Sacred Expedition: Extended Spanish land
into Alta California (Upper). Founded a mission in San Francisco and presidio in
San Diego (1769). By the 1820s, established 21 other missions - chosen for water,
soil and near native populations.
Purpose of Missions - ANSWER✔✔ To convert natives to Christianity. Train
Natives to be more like European members of society. Weren't allowed to return to
their cultures after converting. (converts called neophytes. System abolished by
1834.
Pueblos - ANSWER✔✔ Small towns. Governed by "alcable": a judge and mayor.
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Already Passed Rated A+
Physical Geography - ANSWER✔✔ Greatest variety of climates, landforms and
regions in the US. Highest Elevation - Mt. Whitney. Lowest Elevation - Death
Valley.
Native Americans in California - ANSWER✔✔ Isolated by mountain ranges. 100
distinct dialects. Were mostly peaceful. Acorn was the main part of diet. 300,000
natives when the Europeans came.
Early Spanish Exploration - ANSWER✔✔ 1535, Cortes led an expedition to Baja
and became the 1st base. 1542, went to upper California (Santa Barbara).
English Exploration - ANSWER✔✔ 1579, Sir Francis Drake landed in San
Francisco and began colonizing.
Spanish Colonization - ANSWER✔✔ Sacred Expedition: Extended Spanish land
into Alta California (Upper). Founded a mission in San Francisco and presidio in
San Diego (1769). By the 1820s, established 21 other missions - chosen for water,
soil and near native populations.
Purpose of Missions - ANSWER✔✔ To convert natives to Christianity. Train
Natives to be more like European members of society. Weren't allowed to return to
their cultures after converting. (converts called neophytes. System abolished by
1834.
Pueblos - ANSWER✔✔ Small towns. Governed by "alcable": a judge and mayor.
