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California Mission System Overview

California Mission System Overview

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Religious Studies

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

Emily, a guide with California State Parks, discusses the history of California missions. The Spanish began exploring in the 1500s, establishing missions in the Americas, reaching California in 1769 with Father Junipero Serra's first mission in San Diego. The mission system involved converting local California Indians to Christianity and integrating them into Spanish society. Missions operated for about 60 years, with the last one established in 1823. After Mexico took over, missions were secularized and transformed into towns, like Sonoma. Today, Mission San Francisco Solano is a museum in the California State Park system.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of Spanish exploration in the Americas during the 1500s?

To establish trade routes with Asia

To discover new spices

To spread democracy

To find new territories for settlement

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who established the first mission in California, and where was it located?

Hernan Cortes in Los Angeles

Francisco Pizarro in Sacramento

Father Junipero Serra in San Diego

Christopher Columbus in San Francisco

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the mission system in California?

To explore the Pacific Ocean

To build military forts

To establish trade with other countries

To convert local Indians to Christianity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the mission system affect the cultural practices of California Indians?

It had no impact on their culture

It discouraged their customs and languages

It allowed them to freely practice their religion

It encouraged them to maintain their traditions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the intended outcome for California Indians under the mission system?

To become citizens of Spain

To migrate to other countries

To become independent nations

To return to their original lands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the duration of the mission system in California?

About 80 years

About 60 years

About 40 years

About 20 years

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process did Mexico use to transform missions into towns?

Colonization

Secularization

Industrialization

Urbanization

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