ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Priests moved from Europe to North America to:
A
Help build cities and gathering places
B
Run hospitals for the sick
C
Spread Christianity in the New World
D
Form governments
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Catholic Church started a major effort to spread Christianity around the world. Spiritual motivations also justified European conquests of foreign lands. The Catholic Church set up Christian missions to convert indigenous people to the Catholic faith.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity was introduced to North America as it was colonized by Europeans beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Age of Discovery, the Catholic Church inaugurated a major effort to spread Christianity in the New World and to convert the Native Americans and other indigenous people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both Portugal and France brought missionaries to the Americas to evangelize the native populations. Moreover, both countries established Catholicism as the official state religion in the American colonies. Beyond this, there were significant differences in Portuguese and French policies towards the native peoples.

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