California Missions

Why were the missions started?

• to teach Spanish culture to the natives

• to colonize California for Spain

• to spread Christianity to Native Americans

• all of the above

What is a mission?

• a special task you are asked to do

• a religious settlement

• a trip you go on

• a farming town in rural Nevada

What is the name of the road between the missions?

• The Mission Highway

• El Camino Real

• Father Serra Highway

• California Road

What was hung at each mission when it was started?

• a wreath

• a bell

• a cross

• a religious picture

Father Serra traveled with which explorer to California?

• Gaspar de Portola

• James Cook

• Julio Cesar

• Juana Briones de Miranda

Who was the founder of the mission chain?

• Juan Bautista de Anza

• Gaspar de Portola

• Junipero Serra

• Karana

How many missions are in the California chain?

• 21

• 14

• 12

• millions

A missionary is a...

• a person who teaches religious beliefs to others who have different beliefs

• mayor or judge of a pueblo

• Spanish explorer

• Spanish conquistador

What happened to the missions in 1834?

• they opened

• the natives took over

• secularization

• their products were sold

Whhy did the Native Americans go to the missions?

• they liked the gifts they were given

• they were curious

• they were forced to go

• they wanted to farm