California Studies Weekly Week 11 The Mission System

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What caused the Spanish to build presidios and missions along the California Coast?

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The threat of Russians invading the area to hunt and fish.

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Which religious leader was the first person in California to establish the forts and missions?

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Junipero Serra

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The first missionaries traveled on foot so Jose de Galvez, Father Serra, and Portola wanted to connect the missions by one long road called El _____________.

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Camino Real

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Today, _________ mark the original route of El Camino Real from San Diego to Los Angeles.

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cast iron bells

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Because wood was not available for lumber, ___________ was used to build the Spanish forts and missions.

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adobe

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To help document the journey of creating the missions, Juan Crespi did what? Options: drew pictures, wrote letters to his family in Spain, kept a detailed journal, collected samples of plants

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kept a detailed journal

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Where was the first mission established? Options: San Francisco Bay, San Diego Bay, Monterey Bay, Baja Bay

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San Diego Bay

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Who were the Franciscans?

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a religious group of friars who wanted to help others and teach Christianity

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Why did Father Serra believe the American Indians wanted to learn more about Christianity?

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When he returned to the cross at Monterey Bay, he saw meat, shellfish, sardines, feathers, and arrows.

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What's an important fact about Mission San Diego de Alcala?

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The first successful mission founded in 1769