Deck 3: European Exploration and Founding

Question 1

Drake's "plate of brass" found in the 1930s

A)contained an inscription claiming California for Queen Elizabeth.
B)was pronounced genuine by experts shortly after its discovery.
C)was declared unauthentic by modern researchers in the mid-1970s.
D)all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

The essential motive behind Vizcaino's expedition of 1602 was the search for

A)a good harbor in northern California.
B)the site of Cabrillo's landing in 1542.
C)a suitable location for the Monterey presidio.
D)the lost members of the Sacred Expedition.

Answer 2

a good harbor in northern California.

Question 3

Spain's Indian policy in California was

A)successful in training a large number of Indian government officials.
B)very similar to that of England.
C)designed to eliminate the Indian population.
D)aimed at making the Indians Spanish.

Answer 3

aimed at making the Indians Spanish.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about Drake's landing in California is FALSE?

A)It probably took place at what is now Drake's Bay.
B)It was followed by a serious English attempt to establish a colony in California.
C)It revealed that the Coast Miwok Indians regarded the Englishmen as relatives returned from the dead.
D)It occurred by accident in the course of Drake's voyage around the world.

Question 5

The decision to extend Spanish settlement into Alta California was made by

A)the king of Spain.
B)Father Junipero Serra.
C)Jesuit missionaries.
D)Jose de Galvez.

Question 6

The European discovery of Alta (Upper)California was

A)made by an overland party of Spanish explorers in 1769.
B)prompted by interest in finding the Strait of Anián.
C)accomplished by Hernán Cortés in the early 1520s.
D)described by Montalvo in Sergas de Esplandián.

Question 7

The likely source of the name "California" was

A)a legend of the Coast Miwok Indians.
B)the writings of Marco Polo.
C)Montalvo's Sergas de Explandian.
D)a journal of the Cabrillo expedition.

Question 8

Drake's "plate of brass" likely was created by members of the

A)Stanford University marching band.
B)Berkeley chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronisms.
C)E Clampus Vitus fraternal order.
D)Drake Navigators Society.

Question 9

The Drake landing in Alta California occurred by accident and was not the result of English attempts to colonize the area.

Question 10

According to Essie Parrish,a twentieth-century Kashaya Pomo Indian,her people regarded the first Spanish ship they saw on the horizon as a

A)giant fish,a sign of good fortune.
B)giant bird,an omen of the end of their world.
C)great eagle,a sign of peace.
D)great hawk,an omen of war.

Question 11

The first European voyage to reach Alta (Upper)California was led by

A)Francis Drake.
B)José de Galvez.
C)Jun'pero Serra.
D)Juan Rodr'guez Cabrillo.

Question 12

During the two centuries following its European discovery,California

A)became an important supply base for Manila Galleons.
B)remained unsettled by the Spanish.
C)was a bloody battleground between Russian and Spanish armed forces.
D)emerged as a key guardian of the Strait of Anián.

Question 13

The priests who founded the first missions in Baja California were

A)Jesuits.
B)Franciscans.
C)Dominicans.
D)Carmelites.

Question 14

The Sacred Expedition was under the command of

A)General Figueroa.
B)Lieutenant Pedro Fages.
C)Captain Gaspar de Portola.
D)Captain Fernando Rivera y Moncada.

Question 15

The Spanish missions in Alta California

A)were relatively unimportant in advancing and consolidating the Spanish frontier.
B)were always "secularized" within 10 years of their founding.
C)served as institutions to conquer the Indians spiritually and physically.
D)were established by the Jesuit missionaries.

Question 16

The name "California" originated in the American Indian legend of El Dorado.

Question 17

The Spanish discovery of Alta California was made by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

Question 18

Crews of the Manila Galleons included

A)Spaniards.
B)Filipinos.
C)Japanese.
D)all of the above

Question 19

Father Junipero Serra

A)was a Franciscan.
B)whipped himself with sharp-pointed iron links.
C)had served as the father-president of the missions in Baja California
D)all of the above.

Question 20

New Spain

A)was ruled by a viceroy based in Buenos Aires.
B)included present-day Mexico,Central America,and the southwestern USA.
C)was the last of Spain's colonial units to be established in the Americas.
D)all of the above

Question 21

The crews of the Manila Galleons included Filipinos.

Question 22

Assess the roles played by Jose de Galvez and Junipero Serra in the founding of Spanish California.

Question 23

Theoretically every Spanish mission was to be "secularized" within one year of its founding.

Question 24

Identify and briefly explain the various viewpoints concerning the impact of mission life on the Indians of California.

Question 25

Explain the planning and execution of the Sacred Expedition.

Question 26

Rawls and Bean suggest that the traditional image of Father Junipero Serra's intense courage and determination has been grossly exaggerated.

Question 27

Describe the general purposes of Spanish Indian policy and how these purposes were accomplished in California.

Question 28

Spanish colonization policies regarded the Indians as subjects of the Spanish monarchy and human beings.

Question 29

Explain the motives which led the Spanish to explore and settle Alta California.

Question 30

The first Spanish landing in California during the Sacred Expedition was made at San Diego.

Question 31

Spanish occupation of Alta California resulted mainly from the decisions of the Jesuit Father Eusebio Kino.

Question 32

Only about half of the members of the Sacred Expedition survived the journey to Alta California.

Question 33

Discuss the controversies and misconceptions surrounding Francis Drake's landing in California.