USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A friar is responsible for converting the ____ to the Catholic Religion.
A
French
B
Native Americans
C
Texans
D
settlers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Friars, based on the word fraire for brother, arose in the medieval era. Where monastic orders remained rooted in place, a friar was a mendicant, traveling to preach, educate the people, and treat the sick.

Detailed explanation-2: -friar, (from Latin frater through French frère, “brother”), man belonging to any of the Roman Catholic religious orders of mendicants, having taken a vow of poverty. Formerly, friar was the title given to individual members of these orders, such as Friar Laurence (in Romeo and Juliet), but this is no longer common.

Detailed explanation-3: -Catholic missionaries accompanied Native peoples to reservations when they were removed from ancestral homelands throughout the United States. Many tribes were moved from the east to west and eventually relocated in Oklahoma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: A friar belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic church. A friar is similar to a monk. Friars are like monks in that they are devoted to a religious life.

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