Native Americans
True or False- All Native Americans were happy living at the missions.
False
What was used to signal the daily schedule at the missions?
Where was the first mission built?
San Diego
How many missions are in California?
21
What country built the missions in California?
Spain
What happened to the Native Americans that tried to leave the missions?
They were not permitted to leave and were often found and forced back to the missions if they tried to escape.
What are three things that influenced where the missions were built?
1. By large populations of Native Americans
2. By the coast
3. By fresh water
4. Flat ground
5. Area that could be protected
Who was King of Spain when the mission period began?
King Charles III
How long did it take to travel from one mission to another?
One day on horseback.
What religion did the priests teach the Native Americans?
Catholicism
What were two ways that Missionaries convinced Native Americans to move to the Missions?
Promise of food and protection
What are 3 jobs that women had at the missions?
1. Cooking
2. Making Clothing
3. Taking care of children
4. Washing
5. Cleaning
What was the road the missions were build on called?
El Camino Real
Name the 5 continents that the Spanish Empire had claim over between 1500-1700.
1. North America
2. South America
3. Europe
4. Africa
5. Asia
What was the name of the priest who started building the missions?
Father Junipero Serra
Name three things that changed for the Native Americans when they moved to the Missions?
1. No longer able to speak their native language
2. No longer to practice native traditions/wear traditional clothing.
3. New religion
4. Shift from hunter gathering to farming
What are 4 jobs men had working at the missions?
1. Farming/ranching- Vaquero (cowboy) Shepard
2. Weaving
3. Blacksmith
4. Carpentry/Building mission
5. Tanning
6. Mason
7. Cobbler
Missions were built to convert the natives into Spanish citizens, ___________ were built to be towns, and ________ were the forts built to house the soldiers.
1. Pueblos
2. Presidios
Name two countries that were starting to show interest in California during the mission period.
Russia
England
What were the missions built out of?
Adobe bricks
What was the name used for the Native Americans that were converting and living at the missions?
Name 5 crops or livestock that missions produced.
1. Barely
2. Grain
3. Grapes
4. Fruit Trees
5. Olives
6. Cows, pigs, sheep, horses
What mission is Valley Oaks going to visit in the spring for a field trip?
Santa Barbara
What year was the first mission built?
1769
What happened to the missions after the mission period ended.
They were secularized and land was given to rancheros. They are now museums.