1. A Spanish settlement focused on teaching Christianity to Native Americans was called a...
- A. pueblo.
- B. presidio.
- C. mission.
- D. fort.
2. What was the main difference between a Spanish mission and a Spanish pueblo?
- A. Missions were for soldiers, while pueblos were for farmers.
- B. Missions were for religion, while pueblos were for farming.
- C. Missions were built inland, while pueblos were on the coast.
- D. Missions were temporary, while pueblos were permanent.
3. What was the main goal of the Spanish priests who started the missions in California?
- A. To find gold and other riches
- B. To teach Native Americans the Spanish religion and lifestyle
- C. To serve as the main government centers for the region
- D. To create trading posts with other countries
4. Which statement best describes the role of a presidio in Spanish California?
- A. It was a town for farming.
- B. It was a school for priests.
- C. It was a place for trading goods.
- D. It was a military fort built to house soldiers and protect Spanish lands.
5. Why did the Spanish create farming towns known as pueblos?
- A. To provide a place for Native Americans to live
- B. To grow food for the soldiers living in the presidios
- C. To act as the main centers for religious teaching
- D. To build ships for exploring the coast
6. Spain's fear that it might lose California was mainly caused by the activities of which two countries?
- A. France and Portugal
- B. Russia and Britain
- C. The Netherlands and Germany
- D. Mexico and the United States
7. For over 200 years, Spain explored the California coast but did not build towns. What was the main reason this changed in the 1700s?
- A. They discovered large amounts of gold.
- B. They became worried other countries would claim the land.
- C. The California Indians asked them to build missions.
- D. It became much easier to travel there from Mexico.
8. What was the main purpose of the missions and presidios that Spain began building in Alta California starting in 1769?
- A. To create new trade routes to Asia.
- B. To provide a safe place for explorers.
- C. To show other nations that Spain controlled California.
- D. To learn about new plants and animals.
9. How did Spain's approach to Alta California change in the late 1700s?
- A. They decided to sell the land to another country.
- B. They stopped exploring the coast and focused only on the desert.
- C. They moved from just exploring the land to building settlements on it.
- D. They abandoned their plan to control the area completely.
10. Spain began to build a chain of settlements in Alta California primarily as a reaction to what?
- A. A desire to find more farmland for Spanish settlers.
- B. A request for help from California Indian tribes.
- C. The threat of other European powers claiming the region.
- D. The discovery of a safe harbor in San Francisco Bay.