Early California Settlers

__________ was the Mexican governor of California and was worried about all the U.S. settlers claiming land in California. 

• José Figueroa
• Pío Pico
• Luiz Vergara
• John Bidwell

Mexico allowed settlers from the United States to receive land grants and make California their new home, as long as _________.

• they paid the debt in gold
• the brought 100 head of cattle
• the became Mexican citizens and covered to Catholicism
• married a Mexican citizen 

This man was a slave turned mountain man, trapper, explorer and trader. He discovered an easier pass through the Sierra Nevadas. Who was he?

• James Beckwourth
• Elisha Stephens
• John C. Fremont 
• George Donner 

John Bidwell, a teacher, left Missouri and became one of California's greatest ________.

• fur trappers 
• soliders
• farmers
• college professors 

Why was Jedediah Smith not welcomed in Mexico-controlled California? 

• He had a lot of money, and the government was afraid he would buy all the land.
• Jedediah Smith had no interest in becoming a Mexican citizen, so Mexico believed he was a spy for the U.S. 
• He was a Spanish priest.
• Jedediah Smith was sympathetic to the American Indians working on the ranchos, 

Sacramento, California became successful due to _________.

• silver that was discovered in the American River.
• natural grape vineyards
• a great climate for growing crops
• natural reservoirs that provided water for the dry areas of California

A fantastic writer, _______ convinced many people to travel to California due to his excellent descriptions of the land he surveyed.

• John C. Fremont
• George Donner
• John Beckwourth
• Elisha Stephens

Sacrament is farther inland, so the climate is _______ than other cities. 

• cooler and wetter
• hotter and wetter
• cooler and drier
• hotter and drier

The Donner party is infamous for their voyage to California because _________.

• they took a great shortcut and got to California way faster. 
• they found Donner Lake 
• they weren't able to cross the Sierra Nevadas 
• 48 of 87 people survived after being trapped in snow for 6 months