Episode 1 Transcript + Audio Photos Vocabulary Study Sheet Quiz History Study Sheet Quiz Downloads Download All Episode 1:History Quiz Who was the first European explorer to discover the "Bay of Smokes"?Gaspar de PortoláAntonio de MendozaJuan Rodriguez CabrilloWhat was the original name of the Los Angeles River?El Rio de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los AngelesRio de PorciúnculaBahia de los FumosTrue or False: The Spanish immediately colonized the Los Angeles area after claiming it in 1542.TrueFalseWhy did the Spanish establish missions in California?To protect their claim to the landTo convert the native population to ChristianityTo establish trade routesAll of the aboveWhat was the name of the main Native American tribe who lived in the Los Angeles area before Spanish arrival?The ChumashThe TongvaThe ApacheIn what year was the Pueblo of Los Angeles officially founded?154217811821What type of economy did the early Rancheros have?<p>(Short Answer)</p>AgrarianagriculturalfarmingThe United States and Mexico fought a war between 1846-1848. What was this war called?The Spanish-American WarThe Mexican-American WarWorld War ITrue or False: The Pueblo of Los Angeles was originally located near present-day Union Station.TrueFalseWhat does the term "Manifest Destiny" mean?The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North AmericaThe idea that California should be independent from Mexico.The right of Native Americans to keep their land.