Quiz #1/ 21 Februry Week 6

You will have 5 short answer essay questions for your reading quiz, expanded identifications. Three of them will be from Major Problems and two will be from Testimonios. Remember the preparation you do for Testimonios will also help you for the Book Review assignment.

Major Problems Essays:

1-Major Problems/ James Houston, The Place Called California:

Name and explain 3 of the most significant qualities emphasized by Houston as defining characteristics of this place "called California"

2-Major Problems/ Carey McWilliams, "California as 'The Great Exception'"

Why does McWilliams see California as "the great exception"? Explain and use examples.

3-Major Problems/ James Gregory, "The Shaping of California History"

What 3 most significant events have shaped California, according to Gregory, and why?

4-Major Problems/ Arthur McEvoy, "California Indians as Capable Resource Managers"

What characteristics best describe California Indians, and how do these characteristics help us to understand their history?

5-Major Problems/ Albert Hurtado, "Indian and Hispanic Family Patterns Compared"

How do the family patterns of California Indians and Hispanic settlers compare? Explain with examples.

6-Major Problems/ Francis Guest, "Cultural Perspectives on Death and Whipping in the Missions"

How does Guest explain the corporal punishments used in the missions? What is your assessment of the use of violence at the missions?

7-Major Problems/ Antonio Castaneda, "Spanish Violence Against Amerindian Women"

How does Castaneda explain the violence against Indian women in California? How does her explanation compare to that of Guest?

8-Major Problems/ Hubert Howe Bancroft, "Mexican California as 'Lotus Land'"

What are the top characteristics of Bancroft's history of Mexican California? (use examples)

9-Major Problems/ Douglas Monroy, "The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California"

How does Monroy understand life in Mexican California, what are the top characteristics he finds most important and how does his view compare to that of Bancroft?

Testimonios:

Testimonios/ Introduction: What does the collection of these interviews--the "story behind the story" so-to-speak, tell us about the writing of California's history?

For each of the following women, you should know: 1) their birth dates (approximate); 2)which part(s) of California they spent most of their time; 3)who collected their story and the circumstances of the interview (especially where significant); 4) and most important, what the overall significance of their story is for our understanding of California--what do their stories reveal about Spanish and/ or Mexican California and why?

Testimonios/ Isidora Filomena

Testimonios/ Rosalia Vallejo

Testimonios/ Dorotea Valdez

Testimonios/ Maria Antonia Rodriguez

Testimonios/ Teresa de la Guerra

Testimonios/ Josefa Carrillo

Testimonios/ Catarina Avila

Testimonios/ Eulalia Perez

Testimonios/ Juana Machado

Testimonios/ Felipa Osuna

Testimonios/ Apolinaria Lorenzana

Quiz #2/ 24 April Week 14

Major Problems Essays:

Baumgardner, Killing for Land in Early California:

Sackman, Orange Empire:

Maupin, Tales of the City:

Matthews, Silicon Valley, Women & California Dream: