Vocabulary
What are Ocean Currents?
Streams of water that move through the ocean
What are missions?
Religious settlements
What did the Native Americans do when they revolted against the missions?
They ran away or burnt them down
What is another name for the Spanish explorers?
Conquistadors
What do you call a person who teaches and spreads a religion to others?
A missionary
Who was Junipero Serra (Father Serra)?
The founder of some of the first missions in Alta, CA
What happened to the Native American population during this time?
It decreased due to disease and attacks against explorers
What are two things that affected the Spanish ships to slow down (or speed up)?
Wind currents & ocean currents
A usual way of doing things or a tradition is known as what?
A custom
Why did the Spanish explorers want to colonize Alta, CA?
To protect their claim on the land from other countries.
How did the Spanish attract the Native Americans to the missions?
They offered glass beads and colorful cloth.
What was something deadly the Spanish brought to North America?
Disease
What are Presidios?
Forts built to protect Spanish settlements
Who were the Spanish defending Alta CA from?
Other explorers, specifically Britain
How did Native Americans spend their day at the missions?
praying, following a bell schedule, working in the fields and working in the mission
What were the first explorers in North America looking for?
Riches (gold) and a short cut to Asia in order to make trade easier.
Those who are new to the Catholic faith are called what?
Neophytes
What were the farming communities established by the Spanish called? Why were they important?
Pueblos, to feed the soldiers at the presidios.
Why did the Native Americans resist the mission system? (4 answers)
They had to speak Spanish, follow the Catholic religion, give up their customs and could not visit relatives living in the village.
What is the name of the short cut the Spanish Explorers were looking for?
The Strait of Anian