Although Spain had claimed ____ California as their territory in the 1500's, they did not start settling it until 1769. Three expeditions were sent to set up the California ____ for political, social, and ____ reasons. Father ____ played a very important role in settling the California Missions. He helped establish the first mission in the city of ____. There he taught the ____ trade skills, how to farm and raise animals. The missions soon became the center of each ____. ____ were set up to protect the missions and the coast from foreign troops. Many of the Indians became unhappy with mission life and some even ____ against the missions. At the end of the mission period half of the Indian population had been wiped out because of hunger and ____. There were a total of ____ mission that were established in California. The road that connects all of the California Missions together is called the ____.

California Missions

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