The Mission System Quiz

How many missions were built along the California coast?

• 21

• 23

• 20

• 22

A type of brick made of clay and straw dried in the sun is called?

• Tallow

• Clay

• Adobe

• Irrigation

There were about _____ California Indians in 1834 at the end of the mission system.

• 300,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 400,000

When did Spain set out to gain control of Alta California?

• 1800

• 1775

• 1834

• 1769

The missions brought _____ and farming to California.

• Ranching

• People

• Clothing

• Priests

The Europeans, at the missions, brought _____ which killed many California Indians.

• Food

• Plants

• Diseases

• People

Mission Indians were forced to give up their own _______. (Select all that apply.)

• Culture

• Way of life

• Family

• Religious beliefs