Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Concepts 1
Concepts 2
Concepts 3
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Franciscan priests who taught Catholicism and Spanish ways of life to the Indians
Missionaries
100
spanish explorers knows to conquer as they explored
What is conquistadors
100
Who started the first missions in Alta California
Who is Junipero Sierra
100
What did the later explorers find out about the "island" Alta Californa
It was a peninsula not an inland
100
Some Indians were unhappy on missions so they _______
revolted
200
building that were built to defend the coastline and to protect the missions from attacks
Presidios
200
the name for ships that the Spanish used
Galleons
200
Why were most supplies sent to Alta California by sea?
Land routes were to difficult
200
How did the Spanish learn about the coast of Alta California?
from a sea expedition led by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
200
The Indians did not want to give up their traditions and ___________.
customs
300
ships depended on this to speed them along the ocean
ocean currents
300
religious settlements
Missions
300
True or False Father Junipero Serra's diary would be considered a primary resource about the daily life of Alta California.
True
300
In which bay did the explorer Sebastian Vizcaino claim to have found a good harbor for port?
Monterey Bay
300
a settlement of people
What is a colony
400
Indians new to Catholicism were called...
Neophytes
400
an open square where pueblos were built around
Plaza
400
Why did the Spanish explorers want to find the strait of Ananian?
to find a shorter route to Asia
400
What did the King of Spain do to protect his claim on Alta California?
He built religious settlements known as missions
400
Where were the California missions located?
The missions were located along the coast near Indian Villages.
500
cities known as farming communities
Pueblos
500
a judge or mayor of a community
What is alcalde
500
Which group did Hernan Cortes conquer
What is the Aztecs
500
The missions changed the ___________ of Alta California
What is economy
500
In what ways did Indian life change when they left to live on a mission.
They learned new skills but had to give up their traditional way of life and were punished if they didn't.
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