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The Californios’ main industry was
a) Cattle ranching.
b) Building missions.
c) Raising fruit.
d) All are true.

What is a homestead?
a) a plot of land where pioneers could build a home, farm, or ranch.
b) a Spanish - speaking Californian.
c) a grant of land made by the Mexican government.
d) None are true.

Who was a Californio?
a) a Spanish - speaking Californian.
b) a grant of land made by the Mexican government.
c) a plot of land where pioneers could build a home, farm, or ranch.
d) All are true.

What was a rancho?
a) a grant of land made by the Mexican government.
b) a Spanish - speaking Californian.
c) a plot of land where pioneers could build a home, farm, or ranch.
d) None are true.

The Lewis and Clark expedition brought back priceless information about the West but failed to
a) Discover a Northwest Passage.
b) Reach the pacific Ocean.
c) Establish good relations with the Native Americans.
d) All are true.

The Native Americans who lived in the American West in the 1800s
a) Were diverse in culture and language.
b) Belonged to one culture group.
c) Discovered gold in California.
d) None are true.

The mountain men explored much of the West in their search for
a) Furs.
b) Gold.
c) Farmland.
d) None are true.

The most important legacy of the early missionaries to Oregon was to
a) Open Oregon to settlers.
b) Discover a cure for measles.
c) Convert many Native Americans to Christianity.
d) All are true.

Pioneer women who settled in the West were the first American women to
a) Win the right to vote.
b) Own and operate farms.
c) Earn as much as men.
d) None are true.

The Mormons moved west to Utah seeking a place where they could
a) Follow their faith in peace.
b) Find fertile land to farm.
c) Escape poverty and debt.
d) All are true.

What brought the forty-niners to California?
a) The discovery of gold.
b) The search for beaver furs.
c) Trade with the Californios.
d) None are true.

Chinese immigrants to California
a) Experienced prejudice and bad treatment.
b) Had to return to China after a year.
c) Were respected for their ancient culture.
d) All are true.

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