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Week 13: Presidios and Pueblos: Studies Weekly

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was becoming a missionary a very big decision for young priests?

a)

It often meant leaving one’s family, possibly forever. The work of a priest was difficult, especially for those priests who became missionaries in far-off lands.

b)

It cost a lot of money to become a priest. You would have to make a lot of money at a young age.

2.

Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta, like many other missionaries, served until the end of his life because _____________. 

a)

he was paid handsomely for this work

b)

he committed his life to the Spanish throne

c)

there was no one else to complete the work

d)

the Spanish crown promised land in California to the missionaries who served

3.

The presidios of California were found _____________. 

a)

near entrances of important harbors

b)

in the mountain region of California

c)

near the missions

d)

both A and C (Near entrances of important harbors AND near the missions)

4.

Because it was the most remote military base, the presidio at San Francisco bay was ______________________.

a)

much more successful at growing crops

b)

always on high alert for attacks

c)

the last fort to be conquered by the French

d)

first to convert American Indians to Catholicism

5.

In order to get people to come to the pueblos, the Spanish government __________________.  

a)

offered free land, livestock, farm equipment, and other supplies

b)

threatened their families

c)

paid settlers with gold

d)

provided free schooling for children of settlers

6.

Father Serra created 9 missions in Alta California. At which mission was he buried?

a)

Carmel Mission

b)

San Miguel Arcangel

c)

Villa de Branciforte

d)

San Diego

7.

Originally, the Spanish believed Baja California was an island; They eventually discovered it was only surrounded by water on three sides, which is a(n) ___________. 

a)

prairie

b)

plateau

c)

peninsula

d)

archipelago

8.

California received its name from ________.

a)

an Indian word for sunrise

b)

a fictional setting a Spanish novel

c)

a Spanish word for conquer

d)

a biblical reference

9.

The first pueblo to be built in California was __________.

a)

San Diego

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Santa Cruz

d)

San Jose

10.

How did presidios, missions, and pueblos depend on one another?

a)

All of the presidios, missions, and pueblos were run by Native Americans who would help each other.

b)

Presidios were forts, where the military had outposts. They offered protection for the pueblos and missions. The pueblos and missions grew food that would feed the soldiers at the presidios.