California Studies Weekly Week #12 Quiz

Use this week's issue of Studies Weekly to help you answer this question. Include the page number and the article title that helped you find the answer in your response. Why was living at a mission difficult for the American Indians of California?

What was one reason the Spanish missions closed down?

• The Spanish decided the missions were too big.

• The Spanish padres often unintentionally gave American Indians diseases and many died.

• The American Indians mysteriously disappeared.

• The American Indians decided to travel to the eastern part of the United States.

Many American Indians were tempted by ________ to join the missions.

• food and shelter

• gold and riches

• land and power

• horses and iron

While living at the mission, American Indians were taught about the European way of life including ________.

• growing fruits and vegetables

• ranching

• construction

• all of the above

Although iron was hard to find in California, it was brought in to the missions from other places and ________ turned it into things for the mission.

• blacksmiths

• millers

• weavers

• cobblers

How were bells used each day at the mission?

• The bells indicated it was time for the American Indians to return to their own villages.

• The bells gave cues for when it was time to move from one activity to another—like waking up, praying, eating and resting.

• The bells were a sign that there was a special event, like a baptism or a marriage.

• The bells warned of an attack by English pirates.

Adjusting to the expectations of the missions was often difficult for the American Indians because they were not use to ________.

• going to bed early

• giving thanks for meals

• keeping schedules and following rules

• cleaning up after other people

What did cattle provide the missions of California?

• milk, cheese and meat

• tallow used for soap and candles

• hides

• all of the above

Which species of cattle was raised at the Spanish missions of California?

• Hereford

• Black Angus

• Longhorn

• Holstein

Use this week's issue of Studies Weekly to help you answer this question. Include the page number and the title of the article that helped you find the answer in your response. What led to the end of the California Mission System?