Vocabulary
These are the original inhabitants of the United States.
What are Native Americans.
This is the leader of a Catholic church.
What is a priest?
He was the first Spanish priest to open missions.
Who was Junipero Serra?
Father Serra and his soldiers came from this country.
What is Spain?
This means an area of land.
What is terrain?
Another word for a journey or a trip.
What is an expedition?
He led one group of Spaniards overland to reach San Diego.
Who was Gaspar de Portola?
This Country used to be ruled by Spain.
What is Mexico?
This is a religious settlement.
What is a mission?
This is a settlement that is ruled by a faraway country.
What is a colony?
The Native Americans in the missions were called this.
What are neophytes?
This was the name given to Mexico while the Spaniards were there.
What is "New Spain"?
This is a place where people build a community.
What is a settlement?
This is a priest or minister who travels to convert other people to their religion.
What is a missionary?
This was the name of the Spanish king.
What was King Carlos III?
Spain already controlled these states before setting up missions in California.
What are Florida, Texas, and New Mexico.
This is an adjective meaning, "people who still live in the place where they were born."
Native
This is a synonym for native.
What is indigenous?
He traveled across Northern Mexico to reach Monterey.
Who was Juan Bautista de Anza?
The fur traders who worried Spain were from this country.
What is Russia?