USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Native Americans were usually located
A
near the soldiers quarters.
B
at least two rivers away from the missions.
C
around the edges of the missions.
D
where the crops were stored.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gabrielino proper inhabited what are now southern and eastern Los Angeles county and northern Orange county, as well as the islands of Santa Catalina and San Clemente; they were named after the Franciscan mission San Gabriel Arcángel (and thus have sometimes been called San Gabrielinos).

Detailed explanation-2: -There are 14 states with more than 100, 000 American Indian or Alaska Native residents. These states are California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Washington, New York, North Carolina, Florida, Alaska, Michigan, Oregon, Colorado and Minnesota.

Detailed explanation-3: -The native converts were known as “neophytes.” After they were baptized, they were expected to perform labor. Typically, men worked in the fields, and women cooked. Both learned Spanish and attended church. Farming was an especially important job in the mission community.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1851, the United States Congress passed the Indian Appropriations Act which authorized the creation of Indian reservations in modern-day Oklahoma. Relations between settlers and natives had grown increasingly worse as the settlers encroached on territory and natural resources in the West.

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