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WorksheetsCA Missions Pt. 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
To change a religion or belief is to ____
adobe
convert
mission
colony
Why did the Spanish leaders and missionaries build missions in California?
To have Spain's power and wealth to grow, keep other European countries out, and bring new missions
To help convert the local California Indians.
To keep Alta California for the California Indians.
They had nothing better to do so they build missions.
There are ______ missions in all.
19
20
21
22
Adobe were later used to build the missions. What is adobe?
wooden structures
cement bricks
stones
dried clay and straw bricks
Everyone at the missions was there by choice
True
False
The missionaries believed farming was a good way of life. The California Indians thought________
hunting and gathering was better
farming was a good way of life
a little hunting and gathering and a little farming was best
farming and gathering was a good way of life.
California Indians had skills that the missionaries needed. They were:
how to farm and gather crops
how to build boats and houses
gather food and use herbs for medicine
how to farm and take care of horses and pigs
As the missions expanded, priests did not want food collected by hunting and gathering. They _________
paid people to work on missions and farms
gave them food and shelter in exchange for working on missions and farms
worked on the missions and farms themselves in order to be fair.
forced people to work on missions and farms
Missionaries taught California Indians:
heard cattle and make cloth, bricks and tools
how to use herbs and plants for medicine
how to go north on trails
how to gather food in the wild
California Indians were all able to keep their traditional cultures and customs if they wanted to.
True
False
