NAMS 165 Midterm questions with
answers Graded A+
Pomo - answersThe Pomo was the most heavily populated Native American group in
California, with over 500 different tribes and languages for each tribe. They had territory
in Northern California, and they resided near the Pacific coast to the west. Being that
they lived near the coast, they relied heavily on the resources that the water provided
them like fish, and they used the many rivers near them in order to prepare acorns and
remove the bitterness from them, which was their main source of food. While they all
had languages that were similar to one another, they could not communicate, yet they
all had the same goal and needs when trading and interacting with one another, as a
unit.
Coast Miwok - answers-A tribe from southern sonoma county
-Federated tribes of Graton Rancheria
-Fished, hunted, gathered
Wove baskets
-Men made ceremonial instruments
-The california rancheria act of 1958 attempted to take control of their lands
-Second largest Miwok tribe
1786 est
-Governed by a headman or hoipu and at least two female headwomen, the most power
known as maien
-Physical warfare is the lowest form of power
-Individual possessed no secret spiritual powers to draw upon
-Petaluma village
-Never a tribe or nation that identified as coast miwok
-Intimate relationship w the environment
Ohlone - answersThe Ohlone tribe was a Native American tribe located along the
northern coast of California: present day Bay Area. Their ways of life revolved around
nature, and were very dependent on hunting and fishing in order to survive. When the
Spanish arrived, the Ohlone, along with several other tribes, were placed in missions
that they were required to build themselves. Since they were placed in these missions,
, the Ohlone people were not able to continue with their Native rituals and practices.
Since their time was planned by the colonizers, the Native Americans were no longer
able to maintain the land and thus caused it to grow out of control.
Spanish - answersFrom the beginning of the first accounts of contact between the
Spanish and the Native Americans, conflict and tension has been persistent.
Culminating in the foundations of the Mission system set up by Junipero Serra, the
Spanish had historically taken advantage of the naive natives. Vagrancy laws
implemented in the Mission's allowed the Spanish to technically enslave the natives
through arresting them. The enforced conversion of Catholicism and laws that
prohibited them from speaking their native languages and performing any cultural
practices. The Spanish need materials and livestock to keep the Mission system
running, which led to them depleting the land of all its resources. The landscape of
California was completely altered beyond recognition. Land once filled with thick green
trees and myriad amounts of wildlife and food turned into brown rolling hills of California
grass.
etc... smallpox to natives
-Vagrancy laws were implemented due to the Spanish disbelief in slavery.
-land altering
Russians - answersThe Russian colonization of the Americas was a time period
between 1732-1867. The Russians claimed northern pacific territories within America.
The explorer Grigory Shelekhov founded Russia's first permanent settlement in Alaska
at Three Saints Bay. In 1794, the first group of orthodox Christian missionaries began to
arrive and started converting thousands of Native Americans. The Russian colonies
profits in the Americas began to decrease because of competition from the British which
had brought down sea otters, bears, wolves, and fox populations. This forced the
Russians to sell Fort Ross in 1842. Later on they sold Alaska to the United States.
Mexicans - answersThe timeline of the Mexicans was 1821-1848. In 1821, Mexican
gained independence from Spain and "Alta California" (not recognized as one of the
constitutes of California) became a Mexican Provence instead of a Spanish colony. The
Mexican government secularized the the missions in 1834 and they were eventually
abandoned. The Bear Aflac revolt was a party of settlers to raise the bear flag and
proclaimed the republic of California and this was the first regression towards California.
The Indian missions were provided financial support for the colonies. Mexico inherited
all of Spain's social inequities and economic problems as well as Spain's ambitious
empires in California. The Spanish tradition of viewing indigenous people as the lowest
people possible class of people without the right to hold property.
Anglo-Americans - answersThe Anglo-Americans were the people of European origin
who came from the East under the idea of Manifest Destiny and settled on Native
American land post-Spanish and Mexican colonization during the time of the gold rush
and California being granted statehood around the 1840s. One example of Anglo-
Americans is Charles Stone and Andrew Kelsey who lived on ranches away from
answers Graded A+
Pomo - answersThe Pomo was the most heavily populated Native American group in
California, with over 500 different tribes and languages for each tribe. They had territory
in Northern California, and they resided near the Pacific coast to the west. Being that
they lived near the coast, they relied heavily on the resources that the water provided
them like fish, and they used the many rivers near them in order to prepare acorns and
remove the bitterness from them, which was their main source of food. While they all
had languages that were similar to one another, they could not communicate, yet they
all had the same goal and needs when trading and interacting with one another, as a
unit.
Coast Miwok - answers-A tribe from southern sonoma county
-Federated tribes of Graton Rancheria
-Fished, hunted, gathered
Wove baskets
-Men made ceremonial instruments
-The california rancheria act of 1958 attempted to take control of their lands
-Second largest Miwok tribe
1786 est
-Governed by a headman or hoipu and at least two female headwomen, the most power
known as maien
-Physical warfare is the lowest form of power
-Individual possessed no secret spiritual powers to draw upon
-Petaluma village
-Never a tribe or nation that identified as coast miwok
-Intimate relationship w the environment
Ohlone - answersThe Ohlone tribe was a Native American tribe located along the
northern coast of California: present day Bay Area. Their ways of life revolved around
nature, and were very dependent on hunting and fishing in order to survive. When the
Spanish arrived, the Ohlone, along with several other tribes, were placed in missions
that they were required to build themselves. Since they were placed in these missions,
, the Ohlone people were not able to continue with their Native rituals and practices.
Since their time was planned by the colonizers, the Native Americans were no longer
able to maintain the land and thus caused it to grow out of control.
Spanish - answersFrom the beginning of the first accounts of contact between the
Spanish and the Native Americans, conflict and tension has been persistent.
Culminating in the foundations of the Mission system set up by Junipero Serra, the
Spanish had historically taken advantage of the naive natives. Vagrancy laws
implemented in the Mission's allowed the Spanish to technically enslave the natives
through arresting them. The enforced conversion of Catholicism and laws that
prohibited them from speaking their native languages and performing any cultural
practices. The Spanish need materials and livestock to keep the Mission system
running, which led to them depleting the land of all its resources. The landscape of
California was completely altered beyond recognition. Land once filled with thick green
trees and myriad amounts of wildlife and food turned into brown rolling hills of California
grass.
etc... smallpox to natives
-Vagrancy laws were implemented due to the Spanish disbelief in slavery.
-land altering
Russians - answersThe Russian colonization of the Americas was a time period
between 1732-1867. The Russians claimed northern pacific territories within America.
The explorer Grigory Shelekhov founded Russia's first permanent settlement in Alaska
at Three Saints Bay. In 1794, the first group of orthodox Christian missionaries began to
arrive and started converting thousands of Native Americans. The Russian colonies
profits in the Americas began to decrease because of competition from the British which
had brought down sea otters, bears, wolves, and fox populations. This forced the
Russians to sell Fort Ross in 1842. Later on they sold Alaska to the United States.
Mexicans - answersThe timeline of the Mexicans was 1821-1848. In 1821, Mexican
gained independence from Spain and "Alta California" (not recognized as one of the
constitutes of California) became a Mexican Provence instead of a Spanish colony. The
Mexican government secularized the the missions in 1834 and they were eventually
abandoned. The Bear Aflac revolt was a party of settlers to raise the bear flag and
proclaimed the republic of California and this was the first regression towards California.
The Indian missions were provided financial support for the colonies. Mexico inherited
all of Spain's social inequities and economic problems as well as Spain's ambitious
empires in California. The Spanish tradition of viewing indigenous people as the lowest
people possible class of people without the right to hold property.
Anglo-Americans - answersThe Anglo-Americans were the people of European origin
who came from the East under the idea of Manifest Destiny and settled on Native
American land post-Spanish and Mexican colonization during the time of the gold rush
and California being granted statehood around the 1840s. One example of Anglo-
Americans is Charles Stone and Andrew Kelsey who lived on ranches away from
