Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Explorers and Missionaries

The Spanish Empire included the continents of North America and South America.

• True

• False

The King of Spain who expanded Spanish colonies in the Americas was

• Nicolas Jose

• Charles III

• Gaspar de Portola

• Junipero Serra

Land controlled by another nation is called a

• country

• colony

• settlement

• presidio

Spain was worried about foreign countries taking control of California, specifically ____ and _____.

• France

• Mexico

• Britain

• Russia

A settlement with the goal of spreading religion is called a ______.

• presidio

• pueblo

• mission

• colonies

Small towns called ______, were farming communities that grew food for Spanish explorers.

• presidios

• missions

• pueblos

• colonies

There are a total of _____ Spanish missions in California.

Missions were built in the ________region of California.

• mountain

• coastal

• valley

• desert

Military forts were built for protection. These were called_____.

• missions

• presidios

• colonies

• pueblos

The Spanish wanted to spread their religion of ______.

• Spanish Catholicism

• Roman Catholicism

• Buddhism

• Judaism