Week 16: The Mission System

What was the first mission that was built?

• Mission San Diego de Alcala

• Mission San Juan Capistrano

• Mission San Francisco Solano

• Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

What would you find in the center of many Spanish missions?

• a chapel

• a courtyard

• a house

• a kitchen

What was the primary purpose of a mission?

• to build new structures

• to produce metal tools

• to convert American Indians to Catholicism

• to grow food for the settlement

What protected the mission?

• stone wall

• adobe fence

• brick barricade

• wooden palisade

What was a source of conflict between missions and villages?

• cattle (cows)

• crops

• land

• tools

What were American Indians in the mission NOT allowed to do?

• care for livestock

• provide labor in the fields

• manage affairs in the mission

• practice their traditions

How many missions did Junipero Serra personally found (start)?

• 9

• 12

• 16

• 21

What was one of Juan Crespi's goal?

• to claim land for Spain

• to find gold and riches

• to convert Native Americans to the Catholic religion and establish Spanish culture

• to learn about new traditions

How did missionaries convert unwilling American Indians?

• more prayers

• longer classes

• calm discussion

• brutal treatment

Why did American Indians often die in the mission system?

• They had to give up their traditions.

• They were converted to Christianity.

• Spanish soldiers often raided their villages.

• Missionaries forced them into physical labor.