End of the Mission System - Week 16

How were Spanish and Mexican California different?

• A) Spanish California wanted to teach the American Indians about Christianity, while Mexico California gave the land that use to be missions to wealthy landowners that became ranchos.

• B) Spanish California started the mission system, while Mexico California broke up the mission system.

• C) A and B are both show how Spanish and Mexican California were different.

Who took over the mission system when Father Junípero Serra died?

• José Figueroa

• Fermín Francisco de Lasuén

Which natural disaster destroyed the Great Stone Church at Mission San Juan Capistrano?

• drought

• earthquake

• tornado

• hurricane

After being a mission, Capistrano was sold to what family who used the land as a rancho for the next 20 years?

• The Peralta family

• The Forster family

• The Diaz family

Using which tool can the company CyArk create blueprints and 3-D models of the missions and pueblos?

• Lasers

• 3-D printing

Who was one of the first Mexican governors that took the land that once belonged to the missions and gave it away in the form of land grants?

• Junipero Serra

• Fermin Francisco de Lasuén

• Miguel Gonzales

• José Figueroa

What happened to the land that had once belonged to the missions after the mission system was disassembled (taken apart)?

• The land was given away in land grants to citizens who built large ranchos

• The Mexican government kept control of the land and used it only for military purposes

How did the process of how winemaking change over time?

• The priests imported wine from Italy instead of making it themselves

• At one time, American Indians crushed grapes with their feet, but the priests created the grape press to make the process easier and faster

After the missions were closed, what happened to the American Indians who had lived there?

• A) They were given land grants

• B) They joined other tribes

• C) They worked for the ranchos that took over the land

• D) All of the above are true

How did disease affect the American Indians who lived in California and worked on the missions?

• Only some Indians died from disease

• The Spanish soldiers brought diseases the Indians had never been exposed to, thus their immune system was weak and many died