USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Crop failures and disease killed many Native Americans at missions. This resulted in which of the following.
A
Missions grew because the Native Americans had faith in the missionaries.
B
Missions grew because so many settlers moved into the nearby towns.
C
Missions did not grow due to the setbacks.
D
Mission did not grow because Spain did not care about the success of the missions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Native American disinterest and disease were two factors in the failure of many missions.

Detailed explanation-2: -What EFFECT did the missions have on the native Texas population? Many native groups moved to Mexico to get away. Diseases killed many of the native groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -The missions were managed by friars from the order of St. Francis – the Franciscans-and were placed in lands that had been home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The missionaries hoped to spread Christianity and the Spanish culture to native groups.

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