Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spains North American colonies included present-day California through New Mexico and Mississippi.

SPANISH COLONIES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present-day California through New Mexico and Mississippi.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -T or F Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present day California through New Mexico and Mississippi. False, Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present day California through New Mexico and Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Spanish missions in California differ from those in Texas and New Mexico? The missions in California were unconcerned with converting Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main goal of the California missions was to convert Native Americans into devoted Christians and Spanish citizens. Spain used mission work to influence the natives with cultural and religious instruction.

Detailed explanation-4: -What were 3 chief features of the Spanish empire in America? Permanent settlements, Christianization of Indians, and forced labor upon Indians.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes. A third objective was to acculturate the natives to Spanish cultural norms so that they could move from mission status to parish status as full members of the congregation.

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USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES