FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Lack of stones to build mission structures.
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Not enough room in the missions to accommodate everyone.
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Too many rules to follow.
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Indian attacks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aside from spiritual conquest through religious conversion, Spain hoped to pacify areas that held extractable natural resources such as iron, tin, copper, salt, silver, gold, hardwoods, tar and other such resources, which could then be exploited by investors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Altered Lifestyles The Spanish altered Indian life in many ways. Their intrusion resulted in changing tribal customs and religious traditions. Tribal alliances were shifted and new rivalries were developed. Indians lost their land, their families, and their lives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The primary reason that Native Americans were unable to defeat the Spanish conquistadors was disease. The Spanish brought with them diseases such as smallpox to which Native Americans had never been exposed and thus had no immunity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Eurasian diseases such as influenza, pneumonic plagues, and smallpox, in combination with conflict, forced removal, enslavement, imprisonment, and outright warfare with European newcomers reduced populations and disrupted traditional societies.