QUESTIONS:
What is the main argument of the article? How does the author prove it?
What was the purpose of the Spanish Mission System in California? When was it established and where?
Who is Father Mariano Payeras? What are his duties? Why does he struggle with his mission duties?
4. What were some of the other challenges that Native Americans or priests faced during this time? Explain why. Provide examples from the reading.
5. Please share two themes that you got from the reading and explain why. Theme examples include Culture, Gender, Race, Politics, Power, Hierarchy, Inequality, Economics, Complexity, Conflict, Class, Environment, Change, Freedom, etc (Make sure to explain why you chose those two themes).
6. List a question that the reading makes you think about and what you think might the answer be. Also, explain why you picked that question.
7. What have you learned from reading this chapter? Explain.
8. Share two passages (each passage should be at least a full sentence) from the reading that you found meaningful, followed by a brief explanation of what you think each passage or quote means or points to, especially in broader terms (i.e. connections to history, society, culture, etc.
