(Wong 2023) Ch. 3 TEST: Missions and Mexican Rule

1. What were the main duties of California Indians at missions?

• They performed religious services and ceremonies.
• They did most of the work, like farming and ranching.
• They set out with explorers to gain new land for Spain.
• They helped the Spanish military defend the mission from attack.

2. Read the sentence below. Select the best two phrases to fill in the blank. Junípero Serra was __________ in Spain, and came to Alta California to __________.

• a teacher, explore California
• a teacher, to spread Catholicism
• an explorer, explore California
• an explorer, to spread Catholicism

3. Read the excerpt. Then answer the question. “… in the country we have seen … there is good land, good water supply, and neither here nor in much of the country behind us is it very rocky or choked with thorns. Mountains, yes, plenty of them—and big ones too—but of pure soil. The roads are both good and bad; the latter most of the time. But that’s of no importance … In short, it is a good country…” —Junípero Serra Based on Serra’s description of the land, it makes sense that he __________.

• built a presidio there
• founded a mission there
• looked for a different place to build a mission
• encouraged local California Indian groups to settle there

4. What else were missions traditionally located near?

• presidios
• other missions
• Indian settlements
• minerals like gold and silver

6. Look at the map. Then answer the question. It makes sense that San Diego de Alcalá was the first mission founded in California because __________.

• it is the location farthest south, closest to Mexico
• it is the location nearest present-day Los Angeles
• it is the location farthest from the harsh Mojave Desert
• it is the location nearest the resources of the San Francisco Bay

7. Look at the picture. Then answer the question. What is most likely happening in this picture?

• Father Junípero Serra is performing a religious ceremony with Spanish soldiers and Californian Indians.
• Gaspar de Portolá is arriving in San Francisco with people from his group of settlers who travelled with him.
• Spanish soldiers are preparing to defend a presidio against an attack by a neighboring Californian Indian Group.
• Present-day California Indians are performing a ritual that shows how they continue to preserve their heritage.

8. Which of the following details completes the graphic organizer?

• managed religious activities
• worked at crafts like carpentry
• directed the mission community
• lived at presidios and defended settlements

9. Toypurina is a good example of how California Indians resisted Spanish rule because she __________.

• organized an Indian revolt at the San Gabriel mission
• helped the Kumeyaay people attack the San Diego mission
• became an alcalde and fought against the control of the Spanish government
• led a group of Indians who ran away from the San Jose mission and were never captured.

11. Which cause correctly completes the graphic organizer?

• Indians had fewer children.
• Indians organized rebellions.
• Indians were forced to wear Spanish clothing.
• Indians were not allowed to return to their villages.

12. What is a likely effect of the event shown in the picture?

• California’s Indian population will decrease.
• Mission museums around the state will build more buildings.
• The children in the picture will appreciate California Indian heritage.
• California Indians will continue to struggle to have their history understood.