FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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strengthen its control of Texas due to French Settlement
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find gold and other valuable resources
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provide religious freedom for Native Texans in the area.
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keep the British out of Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Established between 1718 and 1731, these missions were built not only to spread the faith of the conquistadors, but also to serve multiple foreign policy objectives for the Spanish government.
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: -The main goal of the California missions was to convert Native Americans into devoted Christians and Spanish citizens. Spain used mission work to influence the natives with cultural and religious instruction.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the goals of the Spanish missions was to protect Texas from French settlement. The Spanish built most of their missions in eastern Texas. The easternmost Los Adaes was established in the present-day town of Robeline, Louisiana, placing it near the French settlement of Natchitoches.