The Mission System

Which of these statements are TRUE about the founding of missions in California? Choose ALL that are TRUE.

• After working on a mission for a week, the native people were allowed to leave.

• The missions were founded by a group of English priests.

• The missions were built to turn the native people into loyal Spanish subjects.

• At the missions, local natives learned about Catholicism and the Spanish way of life.

• Father Junipero Serra founded the first Spanish missions in California.

How many missions did the Spanish build in California?

• 10

• 21

• 23

• 25

• 48

Which of these would be good questions to ask before deciding on a suitable site for a new mission? Mark ALL that apply.

• Is it near fresh water?

• Are there native tribes nearby?

• Is the location too close to a volcano?

• Is it too foggy?

• Is it a days walk from the nearest mission?

What was "El Camino Real" in the time of Spanish Mission in California?

• The name of the first native tribe Father Serra encountered in California.

• The name of the first Spanish Mission in California.

• The name of the ship that brought Father Serra to California.

• The street that goes through Belmont that has Yummi Yogurt.

• A single road that connected all 21 California Missions.

What was a "presidio"?

• a military fort to protect missions where most of the Spanish soldiers were housed.

• a mission built by England

• The name of the road that connected all 21 California Missions

• A name for mission in Spanish

Which was NOT part of a typical Spanish Mission?

• Church

• Work Area

• Rooms to live, eat, and sleep

• Presidio

• Courtyard

Which of these facts about the natives living on a mission is FALSE?

• They had to work hard or be punished.

• They had strict rules to follow.

• They could leave their mission whenever they wanted to leave.

• They had to accept religious teachings.

• They had to give up their ways of life as natives.

The natives were not paid with money. What did they receive instead?

• Land of their own.

• Protection from England, Portugal, and Russia.

• A promise to travel to Spain after a year of working on a mission.

• Food, shelter, and clothing.

How did the missions get fresh water to their crops?

• They often built irrigation ditches similar to a small aqueduct.

• They mostly carried water in buckets from the ocean to the crops near the mission.

• They prayed for rain.

• They didn't grow any crops so they didn't need much water.

True or False?

One way that mission farms changed the land was by clearing wild plants to make room for fields.

• True

• False