4th social studies
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- When did California first become a state in the United States?
- September 9, 1850
- The first explorers to California were looking for what?
- The strait of Anion
- What is California's state motto?
- Eureka (I found it!)
- Why did Spanish priests build the missions?
- To convert the Native Americans to Christianity
- What are the three states that border California?
- Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona
- What country borders California to the south?
- Mexico
- What ocean borders California to the west?
- Pacific Ocean
- Who were the first people in California?
- Native Americans
- How long had Native Americans lived in California before the Spanish settlers arrived?
- 15,000 years
- Who was the Spanish conquistador who over-threw the Aztecs in what is now Mexico?
- Cortez
- Who was the first Spanish explorer to land in California?
- Cabrillo
- Name three Native American tribes who lived in California.
- Chumash, Hupa, Shasta, Yurok, Maidu, Puma, Pomo, and the Mohave
- Name a major desert in California.
- Mohave
- Name the two mountain ranges in California.
- Sierra Nevada range and Coastal range
- Who was the Englishman sent by Queen Elizabeth I to raid the Spanish galleons?
- Sir Frances Drake
- Name three famous people from California.
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John Steinbeck
Ronald Regan
Walt Disney
Marilyn Monroe - Who built the first 9 missions in California?
- Serra
- Name the highest mountain in the continental U.S. located in California.
- Mt. Whitney
- Who is the conquistador from Spain who conquered the Aztecs?
- Cortez
- What is California's state tree?
- Redwood tree or Sequoia
- What is the California state bird?
- California Valley Quail
- How did Sir Francis Drake die?
- He fell off his ship onto the rocks.
- 1542: Cabrillo is the first Spaniard to____________
- Visit California
- Who was the first person to discover a golden nugget in California?
- James Marshall
- 1769: Where was the first mission built in California?
- San Diego