Missions
What brick did they use to build the missions
Adobe
Inside the missions, the lack of freedom made many California Indians unhappy why were they unhappy
They had to give up their old ways of life, such as gender roles and religious beliefs,
In addition to farming, Indians provided the labor to meet other needs at the mission what did they have to learn.
new skills and work long hours under the command of the Spanish.
Where did father JunÃpero Serra first arrive when he was exploring for Spain.
Alta California
What did the Kumeyaay Indians accepted
food
What did the Indians in the area do only if they were at a mission?
Plant Crops
Their new way of life was strict, sometimes even violent, Breaking the mission rules could result in harsh what is there punishment.
being beaten
Why did it take so long to grow crops
It took a lot of water
Father JunÃpero Serra arrived in Alta California with high hopes. What was one of his duties there?
To spread christianity to the indians and teach them Spanish ways of life
What were the coastal peoples who lived near the missions were
hunters and gatherers
Where were the 21 missions in California built?
along the coast
Outside the missions, Indian villages also struggled. what did they struggled with.
They had less land for hunting and gathering
what was the first step in building a mission?
Choose a spot for the church
What was the main reason the Spanish came to Mexico?
gold and silver
What does the spanish word vaquero mean.
Cowboy
What was built to protect the missions from attacks from the sea?
Presidios
Some Indians grew angry with their life, some fled the missions successfully, what did other angry indians do?
Rebelled or fought back
Who was the main workforce in building the missions?
The indians
What was Francis Drake looking for on the Pacific Coast?
A waterway accorss North America
Indians living on a rancho often had little contact with people at the mission. how often would a priest visit the rancho
once every week or two
What single road linked all the missions and presidios?
El Camino Real
What killed thousands of Indians at the missions and villages that the Spanish carried with them when the arrived in California?
Diseases
Tallow is animal fat that indians collected and boiled down, what two things did they make with the tallow?
candles and soap
What was one reason it was hard for Juan Carillo to sail nothr along the Pacific coast?
The ocean current went south while the wind went north.
What were three skills the indians learned on missions?
sewing spanish clothes, blacksmith, and carpentry