Quiz 2: The Spanish Colonization of California

Which of the following was the least common form of Native American resistance to Spanish colonization?

attacking priests.

The majority of California natives during the mission period died from

disease epidemics.

In the northern frontier regions of New Spain, the Spanish caste system

evolved into a fluid system where mestizos were able to achieve categorization as españoles with money and/or influential connections.

The relationship between the soldiers in the presidios and the mission priests can be best characterized as

filled with conflict over mission construction, treatment of Indians, and protection of the missions.

What was the first permanent Spanish settlement in Alta California?

San Diego

What role did Native workers play in Spanish colonial California?

All of these statements are accurate.

What prompted Spain to establish permanent settlements in Alta California?

Great Britain and Russia were extending their trading posts and settlements southward along the Pacific coast, encroaching on territory that Spain considered its own.

What is the probable origin of the name California?

It came from a Spanish mythical novel published in 1500.

Which term refers to an Indian convert to Christianity?

neophyte

The word for a Spanish military settlement is

presidio.