Spanish Missions in California

Who did the Spanish government send to settle in Alta (Upper) California?

• Father Junipero Serra and Juan Crespi

• Father Francisco Palou and Pedro Fages

• Father Luis Jayme and José de Gálvez

• Father Fermín Lasuén and Gaspar de Portolá

What did the Spanish government call the area of California they wanted to settle in 1769?

• Alta California

• New Spain

• San Diego

• Mission Territory

What was the first mission established in California?

• San Diego de Alcala

• Mission San Jose

• Mission Santa Barbara

• Mission San Francisco

What was the purpose of the missions established by the Spanish in California?

• To serve as military bases

• To teach Native Americans about Christianity

• To act as trading posts

• To serve as schools for Spanish children

Why did the Spanish government want to gain control of the Native Americans living in California?

• To teach them agriculture

• To make them allies against other European powers

• To teach them to be loyal to Spain

• To learn from their knowledge of the land

What was the main purpose of the Presidios?

• To serve as trading posts

• To protect the Missions

• To act as schools for children

• To provide housing for the general population

How did the Spanish view the native people's way of living?

• As similar to their own

• As advanced and sustainable

• As innovative and inspiring

• As lazy and inferior

What did Father Serra offer the Native Americans to encourage them to come to the missions?

• Tools and animals

• Gifts

• Money

• Land

What were the Native Americans initially interested in when they came to the missions?

• The Spanish language

• The Spanish way of life

• Religion classes

• Going to mass

What were the Native Americans expected to do at the missions?

• Attend school

• Learn the Spanish language and go to mass

• Trade with the Spanish

• Teach the Spanish their farming methods