Missions Vocabulary

A religious institution where people lived, worked, and learned about Christian beliefs.

• mission

• presidio

• pueblo

• rancho

Religious people who wanted to convert others to their own beliefs.

• missionaries

• soldiers

• colonists

• ranchers

A military fort used for protection

• mission

• presidio

• rancho

• pueblo

Settlements created for Spanish settlers who were not soldiers, priests, or missionaries.

• pueblo

• mission

• rancho

• presidio

Spanish cattle farm

• rancho

• mission

• presidio

• pueblo

Which is not a reason for colonization?

• gold

• god

• glory

• exploration

Which are the real 3 G's?

• gold,

  god,

  glory

• glory,

  greatness,

  grace

• gold,

  greatness,

  gunpowder

• god,

  grace,

  glory

TRUE OR FALSE: The San Antonio De Valero Mission is the most well-known mission

• True

• False

What is the San Antonio de Valero Mission better known as __________?

• The Alamo

• Socorro Mission

• Paso del Norte Mission

What was the goal of the missions?

• To convert natives to Christianity

• To help people build homes

• To help natives to plant

• To teach children to read