California Missions 3

What is a mission? 

• a person that tells other about their religion
• a religious settlement
• a spy expedition
• a farm

Who is Father Serra?

• He sailed across the world. 
• He discovered America
• Founded the first mission in Alta, California. 
• Found the new route to California 

What religion did missionaries want to convert California Indians to? 

• Buddhism
• Catholicism
• Mormonism 
• Islam 

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.

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 

Who lived in California before the missions were created?

• Spanish Missionaries
• Spanish Soldiers
• Native Americans
• Nobody

The first missions in California were started by ______________.

• Hernando Cortez
• Junipero Serra
• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
• Francis Drake

Why were the California Missions placed approximately 30 miles away from each other?

• No one knows why.

• Distance wasn't thought about during the construction.

• So they could travel by horseback in one day.

• They couldn't make the missions closer to each other.

What is the difference between a presidio and a pueblo?

• A presidio is a mission and a pueblo is a town or village.

• A presidio is a fort and a pueblo is a town or village

• A presidio is a town of village and a pueblo is a fort.

• a presidion is a fort and a pueblo is a mission.

What did the people living in the pueblos expect from the people in the presidios?

• Protection

• Food

• Transportation

• Help on their farms