Missions

Mission 3- Families

• Do you like spiders?

  No, I hate them.

• My favorite color is blue. My favorite day is Sunday.

• I've got two sisters and two brothers.

• Hi Bob! I'm at the house.

Mission 4- At School

• She is big and black and white.

• My favorite color is blue. My favorite day is Sunday.

• I am ten years old.

• It has got a computer.

Look at me!

• It has got two red eyes and short purple hair.

• This is my grandmother, Myrtle.

• In my bag, there is one pencil case.

• I live in Montevideo.

Mission 6- Who likes pets?

• What's that? It's the school.

• I've got a budgie called Pete.

• It has got a kite.

• In my pencil case, there are three rulers.

What was one of the objectives of the missionaries in the new territories?

• Establish trade routes

• Discover new spices

• Convert people to Christianity

• Train the natives in navigation

Mission- A Day Trip

• She is wearing blue trainers.

• It's the weekend! Where are you going?

• I made pasta at night.

• This is Christian. He is from the U.S.A.

Mission- Sun and Rain

• How was the weather? It was cold and rainy. I did not go to the beach.

• I want to see the monkeys.

• I walked to school in the afternoon.

• He is wearing a blue shirt and red shorts.

How were bells used each day at the mission?

• The bells indicated it was time for the American Indians to return to their own villages.

• The bells gave cues for when it was time to move from one activity to another—like waking up, praying, eating and resting.

• The bells were a sign that there was a special event, like a baptism or a marriage.

• The bells warned of an attack by English pirates.

Why was living at a mission difficult for the American Indians (Native Americans) of California?

• The American Indians were bored and had little to do.

• The American Indians were forced to work, give up their way of life for the Spanish way, and were often mistreated.

• The American Indians were wanting to hunt and gather food.

• The American Indians weren't used to living indoors and preferred the outdoors.

What was one reason the Spanish missions closed down? 

• The Spanish decided the missions were too big.

• The Spanish padres often unintentionally gave American Indians diseases and many died.

• The American Indians mysteriously disappeared.

• The American Indians decided to travel to the eastern part of the United States.