FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fur trading French and Dutch colonizers focused on trading furs with Native American tribes in North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.