Missions & Colonization

What is a presidio?

• a Spanish mission

• a Spanish fort

• a religious outpost

• the president

What is a mission?

• a Spanish fort

• a person sent to spread religion

• a religious outpost

• to take control of a territory

What is convert?

• to change from one belief to another

• a religious outpost

• a Spanish fort

• a person sent to spread religion

What is colonize?

• to change from one belief to another

• a Spanish fort

• a mission

• to take control of a territory and its people

What is a missionary?

• a soldier

• a person sent to spread religion

• a Native California

• a rancher

Why did Spain establish missions?

• to search for gold

• to convert Native CAn's to Christianity

• to become rich

• to colonize CA

How did Spain use soldiers to gain control over CA?

• they build forts

• forced Native CAn's to obey Spanish rule

• to intimidate Native CAn's

• to convert them to Christianity

How did Spain use priests to gain control over CA?

• to intimidate Natives

• built missions

• taught Christianity

• taught Spanish customs and language

How were Native CAn's affected by the missions?

• disease killed many

• they became Americans

• they learned farming

• they lost their culture