Unit 2 Lesson 2: How did early Europeans come to California?

Book: Our California, History-Social Science for California
Author: William E. White, Ph.D.
U-$0.33-B-0.006065-BE-55
Unit: 2, Early People in California
Lesson: 2, How did early Europeans come to California?
Page: 37-40

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1. Juan Cabrillo is the Spanish explorer that sailed north from what is now Mexico to find a route to Asia.
2. Upper California or California is the name of the area Juan Cabrillo explored and landed on.
3. San Diego, Cape San Martin, and San Miguel Island are present day name of the areas this Spanish explorer explored.
4. Sir Francis Drake is the name of the English explorer that came after Cabrillo.
5. Nova (New) Albion is the original name of San Francisco.
6. Sir Frances Drake arrived in California in 1579.
7. Albion was an older name for the island of England.
8. Sebastian Vizcaino arrived in California in 1602.
9. 37 years (1579-1542) is the difference in years from Juan Cabrillo's arrival to Sir Francis Drake's arrival.
10. 23 years (1602-1579) is the difference in years from Sir Francis Drake's arrival to Sebastian Vizcaino's arrival.
11. Vitus Bering traveled northeast from Russia across the Pacific Ocean.
12. The Bering Strait is named after Vitus Bering.
13. Captain James Cook explored the Pacific Northwest in 1778.
14. James Cook was an apprentice to a storeowner and a shipowner.
15. James Cook joined the Royal Navy.
16. James Cook mapped the coastlines of New Zealand and eastern Australia.
17. Endeavour and Resolution are the names of the ships James Cook sailed on.