Spanish Missions

How did the Spanish recruit the Native Americans to come to the missions?

• Threatened Them 
• Most Indians came by choice
• Provided them with weapons
• The were told by their god's to go

What is a mission? 

• A Settlement Set Up in Indian Territory
• A Fort that offered protection
• A Member of the clergy
• A goal that one sets out to accomplish regarding Indians

What was the KEY purpose of the missions?

• The provide a better life for soldiers and Indians
• To trade goods with other cities
• To provide protection for the Indians
• To convert Indians to Catholicism and learn the catechism 

Who built the missions?

• The French priests
• Deacons (members of the church)
• Friars (members of clergy)  
• he Buddhist monks

What was the name of the first mission?

• El gato en el Bano
• Galveston Island de la Yooju
• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta 
• Estupidio

When was the first mission founded?

• 1492
• 1682
• 1397
• 1521

Define a Presidio

• Forts that offered protection from unfriendly Indians 
• The living quarters of the Indians at the missions
• The best Mexican burrito you'll ever eat!
• ort that offered protection from the friars in the mission

What was NOT a daily activity for the Indians at the missions?

• Farming
• Helping build mission
• raising livestock
• Negotiating with other tribes for goods 

What are the missions shaped as?

• rectangle
• square
• circle
• hexagon

What is NOT a legacy of the missions?

• The word "Bronco" 
• Ranching
• Spanish Language
• Mexican Food