California Missions

What country started the missions?

• France
• Spain
• Mexico
• Canada

How many missions were built in California?

• 9
• 15
• 21
• 92

Who lived in California before the missions were created?

• Spanish Missionaries
• Spanish Soldiers
• Native Americans
• Nobody

Special settlements were created by Spanish priests to convert Natives.  These settlements were called

• Alamos
• Presidios
• Colonies
• Missions

What is the main reason the Spanish created the missions?

• To convert the Native Americans to the Catholic religion
• To create pretty homes
• To create a loving community with the Native Americans
• To find a new place to live

The California missions were settlements run by ____. 

• priests
• Native Americans
• Spanish explorers
• soldiers

A trail called ___________ was started in 1770 to connect the missions.

• El Camino Real
• The Trail of Tears
• El Camino del Sur
• The Roman Road

A presidio is_________?

• a car
• a house
• a buliding
• a fort

These were built to protect the missions from attacks.

• ships
• pueblos
• armies
• presidios

In which California region are all the missions located?

• The Central Valley
• The Mountains
• The Coast
• The Desert