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- Some wealthy Spanish colonists raised sheep and cattle on large farms called
- haciendas
- The Spanish King wanted to spread the
- Catholic faith
- Many small religious settlements called
- missions
- Missions were built all over
- Mexico and the Southwest and California in order to covert Indians to the Catholic religion
- Junipero Serra
- A Spanish Catholic priest who built 9 Catholic missions in California.
- Missions in California...
- changed the way that the Indians lived and worshipped
- El Camino Real
- A Spanish road over 600 miles long that connected many missions in California.
- Several American cities such as _______________________ and ___________________ began as early Spanish missions.
- San Diego and San Antonio
- Why did colonists and missionaries come to the cities of New Spain?
- Colonists and Missionaries
- Colonists came to the cities of New Spain ....
- for adventure, to start a new life
- Missionaries came to the cities of New Spain...
- to convert everyone to the Catholic religion
- What parts of the U.S. today has a Spanish influence?
- California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida
- What part of North America did France begin to claim?
- While Spain concentrated on the southern areas, France settled in teh north in what is now Canada and northern U.S.
- Why were the French so eager to build a colony in New France?
- They were very interested in getting furs (especially beaver furs) to use in clothing in France. The furs brought a lot of money.
- Were the Indians interested in supplying the furs?
- Yes, very much. The Indians were very intersted in getting goods from Europe.