From Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park:

The Spanish Mission system disrupted Native lifeways and traditions through the use of forced manual labor, severe punishments, and the spread of deadly disease. Despite this violence, California Native American people survived, persisted, and continue to practice their culture and traditions.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of the experiences of Native Americans working on California missions?

(1 point)
Responses

They volunteered to fight for Mexico.
They volunteered to fight for Mexico.

They experienced beneficial cultural exchange.
They experienced beneficial cultural exchange.

They were overworked and mistreated.
They were overworked and mistreated.

They achieved strides towards suffrage.
They achieved strides towards suffrage.

5 answers

The most accurate description of the experiences of Native Americans working on California missions is:

They were overworked and mistreated.

Use the map to answer the question.

Question
How did California's geography influence the building of Spanish forts and missions, as demonstrated by this map of California's historic mission sites?(1 point)
Responses

Building forts and missions along the southern coast provided easy access to trade routes.
Building forts and missions along the southern coast provided easy access to trade routes.

Building forts and missions in the northern part of the state provided shelter in densely populated forests.
Building forts and missions in the northern part of the state provided shelter in densely populated forests.

Building forts and missions in mountainous areas near Gold Rush towns provided opportunities for wealth.
Building forts and missions in mountainous areas near Gold Rush towns provided opportunities for wealth.

Building forts and missions inland where the soil was rich provided better opportunities for farming.
Building forts and missions inland where the soil

Based on the influence of California's geography on the building of Spanish forts and missions, the most appropriate response is:

Building forts and missions along the southern coast provided easy access to trade routes.

What events led to the Second Seminole War?

Select the THREE answers that apply. (You may use the check answer button ONE time.)

(3 points)
Responses

the writing of the Manifest Destiny doctrine
the writing of the Manifest Destiny doctrine

the harboring of runaway slaves
the harboring of runaway slaves

the signing of the Treaty of Payne’s Landing
the signing of the Treaty of Payne’s Landing

the signing of the Indian Removal Act
the signing of the Indian Removal Act

the fighting of the Mexican-American War

The events that led to the Second Seminole War include:

  1. The harboring of runaway slaves
  2. The signing of the Treaty of Payne’s Landing
  3. The signing of the Indian Removal Act