Studies weekly G4 Week 13 - Presidios and Pueblos

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Why was becoming a missionary a very big decision for young priests?

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How did presidios, missions and pueblos depend on one another?

In order to get people to come to the pueblos, the Spanish government __________________.

• offered free land, livestock, farm equipment and other supplies

• threatened their families

• paid settlers with gold

• provided free schooling for children of settlers

Originally, the Spanish believed Baja California was an island; They eventually discovered it was only surrounded by water on three sides, which is a(n) __________________.

• prairie

• plateau

• peninsula

• archipelago

Father Serra created 9 missions in Alta California. At which mission was he buried?

• Carmel Mission

• San Miguel Arcangel

• Villa de Branciforte

• San Diego

California received its name from ________________________.

• an Indian word for sunrise

• a fictional setting a Spanish novel

• a Spanish word for conquer

• a biblical reference

The first pueblo to be built in California was ____________________.

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

• Santa Cruz

• San Jose

Because it was the most remote military base, the presidio at San Francisco bay was ________________________.

• much more successful at growing crops

• always on high alert for attacks

• the last fort to be conquered by the French

• first to convert American Indians to Catholicism

Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta, like many other missionaries, served until the end of his life because ___________________.

• he was paid handsomely for this work

• he committed his life to the Spanish throne

• there was no one else to compete the work

• the Spanish crown promised land in California to the missionaries who served

The presidios of California were found _______________________________.

• near entrances of important harbors

• in the mountain region of California

• near the missions

• in the valley region of California

• in the desert region of California