What impact did the U.S.-Mexican War have on California Indians?
a. They became a minority as the arrival of American soldiers significantly increased the numbers of the white population in California.
b. They benefited from their support of the American conquest in opposition to the oppressive Mexican rule.
c. Most native Californians remained unaffected by the war.
d. They suffered disproportionately because their livelihoods were disrupted by the war.
Question 2
What brought about the end of the U.S.-Mexican War?
a. American military superiority convinced Mexicans that they could not win.
b. The surrender of Californios in January 1847 convinced Mexico to follow suit.
c. Mexico had run out of money to pay for the war, and Americans were occupying the capital and other principal cities.
d. After gold was discovered in northern California, many Mexican soldiers deserted the army to go to the goldfields.
A Mexican red-kneed tarantula Brachypelma smithi
The “Flat Head” (Chinook) Indians acquired their name through shaping in infancy, as shown in a diag
The Distribution of Dominant and Minority Groups
Mexican Tetra (Blind Fish)