CA Studies Weekly - Week 13 - Presidios and Pueblos

What was one of the primary goals of the missionaries?

• To convert units of measurement.

• To convert American Indians to Christianity.

• To conduct top-secret experiments on aliens.

• To open up a chain of restaurants called Mission Burrito.

A group of people who followed the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi and believed they should help the poor and serve others.

• The Franciscans

• The Fratellis

• The Beatles

• The Kinks

When someone does something nice for you and you, in turn, do something nice for someone else is an example of...

• paying it forward

• paying it backward

• paying it sideways

• paying it upside-down

Spanish leader who led the first groups to San Diego and built the first forts.

• Portola

• Peralta

• Portobello

• Burgundy

A small community near Monterey where Father Serra built his mission.

• Carmel

• San Fransisco

• San Diego

• Carpenteria

Towns near some California missions where Mexican settlers lived

• Pueblos

• Lil' Missions

• Presidios

• Townhomes

Peninsula south of California

• Baja California

• Alta California

• Medio California

• Isla California

Nearly all Catholic missionaries who came to California were from...

• Spain

• Mexico

• Italy

• Antarctica

Where did soldiers live so they could protect the Missions and Pueblos?

• Presidios

• Missions

• Pueblos

• Make sure you've read the question carefully.

Select the reasons why becoming a missionary was a difficult decision.

• They left their homes, family, and friends behind when they moved away.

• It lasted for many years and often meant poor living conditions.

• They had no wi-fi. I mean c'mon! How did they survive?!

• They had no health insurance and did not have a 401K retirement plan.