Pueblos and Presidios

Presidios and Pueblos

Studies Weekly: Week 13

Open Ended

Your parents tell you that you have to EARN your next meal! What is something you would do in exchange for your next meal?

Spanish Pueblos and Presidios in CA

• Missions weren't the only thing the Spanish built

• Soldiers from presidios needed food

• Missionaries and settlers needed protection

• The soldiers offered protection to the workers in exchange for food, and the workers gave food in exchange for protection

Open Ended

Write the name of ONE PRESIDIO that you found on the map.

Presidios

• Military forts to protect missions

• Built near entrances to harbors

• Protection from foreign countries that might attack

• 4 presidios in CA - San Diego, Monterey, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara

Multiple Choice

In which of these locations did the Spanish build a presidio?

• Los Angeles

• San Diego

• San Gabriel

• San Jose

Pueblos

• Farming communities built to grow crops

• Soldiers protected people in the missions and pueblos from harm

• Missionaries and settlers grew food to feed themselves and soldiers

• 1777 - First pueblo in San Jose

• 1781 - Pueblo in Los Angeles

What did the Spanish government offer?

• Free land

• Livestock (such as cattle)

• Farm equipment

• Other supplies

Settlers in pueblos...

• were required to sell their extra farm products to presidios and missions

• were given a town lot (space of land) and a farm when they joined

Multiple Choice

Where was the FIRST pueblo built?

• San Jose

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

• Carmel

Multiple Select

What were some things the Spanish government offered to get people to come live in the pueblos? Check ALL that apply!

• Town lot

• Farm land

• Livestock

• Money