Week 12

Question 1

in the 1600’s before Arizona was a small state what was it a part of?

Answer 1

A territory.

Question 2

Why couldn’t the first people to live in Arizona get their crops to grow?

Answer 2

It was too hot and dry.

Question 3

Why were the Spanish interested in Arizona?

Answer 3

The Spanish sent missionaries to convert the Indians to Spanish religious beliefs.

Question 4

What does convert mean?

Answer 4

To convince someone to change.

Question 5

Who established the first mission in Arizona and when?

Answer 5

Father Francisco Kino in 1691.

Question 6

What is the name of the park with the first Spanish mission?

Answer 6

Tumacacori National Historical Park.

Question 7

When was the Tumacacori Mission church built?

Answer 7

1800.

Question 8

How many people did Father Kino convert?

Answer 8

4000.

Question 9

After the explorers, like Coronado, Spain sent colonizers. What is a colonizer?

Answer 9

A person sent from one country to settle another country.

Question 10

When did Father Kino arrive in Arizona?

Answer 10

1687.

Question 11

What was Father Kino?

Answer 11

A missionary.

Question 12

What is a missionary?

Answer 12

A person sent to convert peoples beliefs.

Question 13

How many missions did Father Kino start and how many are still standing?

Answer 13

He started 29. Nine of them are still standing.

Question 14

Which of Father Kino’s missions are still standing in Arizona?

Answer 14

Tumacacori and San Xavier del Bac.

Question 15

When did Brother Garces arrive?

Answer 15

1768.

Question 16

In the 1800’s the Spanish decided to stop trying to conquer the natives. What did they do instead?

Answer 16

They decided to help them instead.

Question 17

When did Mexico declare its independence from Spain?

Answer 17

1810, they had their own Revolutionary War.

Question 18

When is Mexican Independence Day?

Answer 18

September 16th

Question 19

How long did the Mexican Revolutionary War last?

Answer 19

11 years, it ended in 1821.

Question 20

What did Mexico get when they won the war?

Answer 20

Control over the southwest United States including Arizona.

Question 21

What else did Father Kino teach the natives?

Answer 21

He taught them how to grow crops and brought them new foods. He also got them horses, cows, and sheep.

Question 22

What is Father Kino’s nickname?

Answer 22

The Father of Arizona Ranching.

Question 23

What challenges did the missionaries face?

Answer 23

The natives already had their own religions and sometimes they chose to fight the Spanish.

Question 24

Which two people are honored in the Arizona Statuary Hall?

Answer 24

John C. Greenway and Father Kino.

Question 25

How is an armadillo protected?

Answer 25

It has bony plates all over its body.

Question 26

If an armadillo cant burrow how does it protect itself?

Answer 26

Its rolls up into a ball and tucks its head and feet inside.

Question 27

What type of armadillo is found in the southern United States?

Answer 27

The nine-banded armadillo. It grows up to 2 feet and 15 pounds.