Mexico was losing its ability to defend its northern territories ...

[jrubin]

Mexico was losing its ability to defend its northern territories because of the lack of northward migration that resulted from all of the following factors except
 
  a. Many Mexicans were economically unable to afford the journey.
  b. California Indians posed a major threat to the migrant trains.
  c. The uncertainties of frontier life were a deterrent to migration.
  d. The significant role of the family in Mexico's urban areas kept many from leaving.

Question 2

Mariano Vallejo's contributions to California included all of the following except
 
  a. serving as governor in the early 1840s.
  b. helping to establish the pueblo governments in San Francisco and Sonoma.
  c. financially supporting the soldiers in Sonoma.
  d. forming alliances with a number of Indian groups in the Sonoma area.

[dpost18]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a

[jrubin]

TYSM

[jojobee318]

Excellent