California Missions

The Native Americans caught diseases from the Europeans.

• True
• False

What is the main reason the Spanish created the missions?

• To convert the Native Americans to the Catholic religion
• To create pretty homes
• To create a loving community with the Native Americans
• To find a new place to live

What did Native Americans NOT do at the missions?

• Work as farmers
• Learn Spanish
• Learn about Catholicism
• Teach Spanish

What is one reason why the Native Americans were not happy with the Spanish missionaries?

• They were not given any food.
• They were forced to change their lives and beliefs.
• They were given no recess.
• They were not paid enough.

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 

Native Americans new to Catholicism were called______________, had to give up their traditional beliefs. 

• presidios
• neophytes
• missionaries

Mission life was always peaceful.

• True
• False

Missions were very small with no courtyards or places to plant crops.

• True
• False