FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
A total success!
|
|
|
About half successful
|
|
|
Mostly a failure, only a few areas worked out.
|
|
|
A total failure everywhere!
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Missions received less aid from the Spanish government and few Spanish were willing to become mission priests. In increasing numbers Indians deserted and mission buildings fell into disrepair. Mexican independence led to the final demise of California’s mission system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crowded, harsh living conditions at the missions contributed to the Indians’ health problems, and infant mortality and death rates among young children soared. It was the tribes of the coast, the “Mission Indians, ” who were most drastically affected.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mission system involved three major institutions-the mission itself, the presidio, and the pueblo. The mission was much more than a simple chapel building in which religious services and training were conducted.
Detailed explanation-4: -The mission era influenced culture, religion, architecture, art, language and economy in the region. But, the missions also impacted California Indian cultures in negative ways. Europeans forced the natives to change their civilization to match the modern world.