Deck 4: Outposts of a Dying Empire

Question 1

From the Spanish point of view,the Yuma Massacre was one of little consequence.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The infant mortality rate in the California missions

A)went unrecorded by the resident priests.
B)was three or four times higher than in Europe of the time.
C)remained surprisingly low during the early decades.
D)reflected the death of 90 percent of all children before their fifth birthday.

Answer 2

was three or four times higher than in Europe of the time.

Question 3

From the beginning of Spanish settlement,Indian women and girls were the target of brutal attacks and violence.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Rawls and Bean dispute the view that most mission Indians of California were happy and well-adjusted to mission life.

Question 5

The story of Bartolomea (also known as Victoria)showed that

A)most Franciscan missionaries treated California Indians with unusual kindness.
B)many California Indians violently resisted missionization.
C)the impact of the missions on California Indian women was especially severe.
D)California Indian women were treated with respect by Spanish-speaking soldiers and civilians in California.

Question 6

Los Angeles was originally established in 1781 as a

A)residence for the viceroy of California.
B)pueblo.
C)mission
D)presidio.

Question 7

One of the priests with the Ayala expedition to San Francisco

A)suffered a nervous breakdown.
B)accidentally drowned a California Indian child.
C)renounced his faith and left the church for "personal reasons."
D)expressed "great commiseration" for the Indian children he saw around the shores of the Bay.

Question 8

The Indian attack on San Diego in 1775

A)destroyed the mission.
B)resulted in the death of one priest and two soldiers.
C)led to the excommunication of Governor Rivera.
D)all of the above

Question 9

Hugo Reid's account of Indian life in the Spanish missions was

A)well-balanced.
B)very complimentary.
C)particularly hostile.
D)conclusively shown to be untrue.

Question 10

Spanish control over Alta California was ended by the

A)devastating Yuma Massacre.
B)death of Father Serra.
C)Mexican War of Independence.
D)Russian establishment of Fort Ross.

Question 11

The settlements at San José and Los Angeles were

A)expected to produce a surplus for other establishments.
B)regarded by the missionaries as Indian educational centers.
C)settled by the wealthy elite of Sinaloa and Sonora.
D)soon abandoned following raids by French privateers.

Question 12

Some historians have effectively demonstrated that California Indian ethnic identities and social structures persisted,despite the impact of the mission system on Indian lives.

Question 13

The essential work of the llaveras in the missions was to

A)wash the tiles in the sacristy of the church.
B)supervise the padre's kitchen,oversee the laundry,and manage the winepresses.
C)oversee the punishment (flogging)of neophytes.
D)organize and supervise the annual matanza.

Question 14

The movement to have Jun'pero Serra declared a saint

A)began in 1834 on the 50^th anniversary of his death.
B)was opposed by Pope John Paul II.
C)revived the debate over the impact of the missions on the California Indians.
D)all of the above

Question 15

All of the missions in Alta California were founded during the lifetime of Father Junipero Serra.

Question 16

The early settlers of Los Angeles were mostly

A)experienced farmers.
B)of pure Spanish ancestry.
C)able to read and write.
D)none of the above.

Question 17

The Yuma Massacre of 1781 resulted in

A)a permanent Spanish foothold along the Colorado River.
B)the Spanish decision to abandon all California settlements.
C)the closing of the Anza trail until the 1820s.
D)the virtual elimination of the Yuma Indians.

Question 18

The number of missions ultimately established in California was

A)4.
B)9.
C)21.
D)49.

Question 19

The Indians of California responded to Spanish missionization by

A)joining missions out of curiosity.
B)engaging in passive resistance.
C)engaging in violent resistance.
D)all of the above.

Question 20

The purpose of the Russian settlement at Fort Ross was

A)to serve as a headquarters for hunting of the sea otter in northern California waters.
B)to produce food for Russian operations in Alaska.
C)to serve as a station for regular trade with Spanish California settlements.
D)all of the above

Question 21

Spanish settlement in Alta California was confined to the coastal areas only.

Question 22

What were the reasons for the limited Spanish commitment to the development of Alta California?

Question 23

Evaluate the impact of the Spanish missions on the California Indians.

Question 24

To the surprise of many former critics,the movement to have Jun'pero Serra declared a saint has stirred little controversy.

Question 25

The Villa de Branciforte,established in the 1790s,proved to be a flourishing Spanish settlement.

Question 26

According to Spanish mission registers,the California Indians suffered a high death rate in the missions.

Question 27

California played a major role in the Latin American wars of independence.

Question 28

Identify and briefly explain the various responses of the Indians of California to Spanish missionization.

Question 29

In the early 1800s the Russians were able to challenge successfully the Spanish claim to exclusive rights to settlement in California.

Question 30

Describe the Spanish beginnings of San Francisco and Los Angeles.Why was each settlement established,and what people were involved in the process?

Question 31

How and why did the Russians establish a colony in California? What were the motives and results of the Rezanov mission to San Francisco in 1806?