California Missions

What is a colony?

• a school ruled by a principal
• a settlement ruled by a faraway government 
• somewhere where ants live 
• a group of people

The missions were built by the Spanish along the coast of California.
In this sentence what is the definition of missions?

• a place where people learn to dance 
• playgrounds
• religious settlements 
• a place to become an explorer

Missions were run by missionaries. 
In this sentence, what are missionaries?

• people who protect others 
• people who teach a religion to others 
• a place to live when on a secret mission  
• people who grow crops 

Missionaries tried to convert Indians to the Catholic religion. 
In this sentence, what does convert mean?

• to dance 
• to think about 
• to change 
• to strengthen 

What did the Spanish want to teach the Indians?

• Spanish language and ways of life
• how to dance 
• to become fur traders 
• how to play soccer

How many missions were built along the  coast of California?

• 1 
• 21 
• 10
• 100

How long did it take to walk from one mission to the next?

• 1 day
• 1 year 
• 2 years
• 5 days

Why were missions built near Indian villages? 

• so the Indians would be happy 
• so the Russians could come trade fur 
• so the Indians could teach the Spanish
• so the Indians could do the labor 

Missions were usually located near fertile soil and fresh water. 
Why were they usually located near these two things?

• people at the missions could grow food needed to survive 
• so they could go and play in the water 
• to study how plants grew in the soil
• to make glass beads

What things were included in each mission? 

• schools and kitchens 
• farms and Home Depot 
• a church and houses for priests and Indians 
• Target and Walmart