California Missions

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What is a mission?

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a religious settlement

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Who was the founder of the mission chain?

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Junipero Serra

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Where was the first mission built?

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San Diego

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How many missions are in the California chain?

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21

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A missionary is a...

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a person who teaches religious beliefs to others who have different beliefs

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Why were the missions started?

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to teach Spanish culture to the natives, to colonize California for Spain, to spread Christianity to Native Americans

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How far apart were the missions built?

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a day's travel

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What is the name of the road between the missions?

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El Camino Real

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Father Serra traveled with which explorer to California?

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Gaspar de Portola

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Who did the actual building of the missions?

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the local Native Americans