Father Serra
What is a mission?
A settlement built for religious purposes.
Rancho
A Mexican settlement where people raised cattle and grew crops. After missions closed ranchos were the center of California's economy.
What is a hunter gatherer economy?
The Native Americans' way of life before the missions were started was as hunter gatherers. They ate what was in their environment.
What was used to tell the Native Americans at the mission when to eat, sleep, pray, and work?
A bell
What is a swallow?
A bird that migrates over capistrano.
What is a missionary?
A person who tries to convert people to his religion
adobe
A brick made out of straw, mud, clay, and water.
What is an agricultural economy?
It is based on growing crops and selling the surplus. California became an agricultural economy after the missions were started.
What was the name of the last mission built?
What is the material the missions are made of?
Adobe bricks
What is a Franciscan Friar?
A Catholic priest
presidio
A fort
Why were the Spanish so pleased with the mission system?
They made lots of money for the country
What was the name of the first mission built?
San Diego de Alcala
Coast
What religion was Father Serra?
Catholic
pueblo
Town or villiage
Who received most of the land grants?
Wealthy landowners and powerful friends of the governor
Why would the American Indians stay at the missions?
To get shelter, food, and water, and protection
San Diego de Alcala
Why was Father Serra important?
He converted Native Americans to Christianity/ He established 9 missions.
El Camino Real?
The Royal Highway/King’s Highway
It's the road that connected all of the mission
Why were pueblos so important to the economy after the missions closed?
They grew crops and sold and traded their surplus.
How many missions are in California?
21
What were the names of the misson system's two most important priests?
Father Serra and Father Lasuen