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Suzie Q
Name ________________________

Daily life at Mission San Juan Bautista

General Topic________________________________________

Topic Sentence:
Life at Mission San Juan Bautista was a never ending routine
of daily chores.
Reason 1:
For instance, the Mutsun men worked hard every day doing the jobs
that took a lot of strength.
did the heavy labor
9 men had to make 360 adobe bricks a day
16 men had to make 500 tiles a day
Took care of the animals/had 6,500 cattle!
took care of the crops - made olive oil, many acres of pears and apples
which they trades for important supplies

Reason 2:
Additionally, the Mutsun women were kept busy each day with their
own tasks.
spun wool and wove it into cloth/used loom
responsible to make the meals-atole for breakfast (barley soup)
and pozole (soup with beans) for dinner
made candles and soap from tallow
helped with crops too

Reason 3:
Even the Mutsun children were required to work every day and were
hardly ever allowed to relax or play.
girls carried buckets of water from the creek to water the
plants
boys picked up manure from the grounds
both had to go to religion lessons
learned how to sing/read music

Concluding Sentence:
Overall, the Native Americans at the mission were kept busy
from morning until night with important daily jobs.