True or False:Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spains North American colonies included present-day California through New Mexico and Mississippi.

SPANISH COLONIES

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True or False:Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present-day California through New Mexico and Mississippi.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -T or F Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present day California through New Mexico and Mississippi. False, Before the Spanish Colonial era, Spain’s North American colonies included present day California through New Mexico and Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The first European countries to begin colonizing the Americas were Spain and Portugal. Spain claimed and settled Mexico, most of Central and South America, several islands in the Caribbean, and what are now Florida, California, and the Southwest region of the United States. Portugal gained control of Brazil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the Spanish establish missions in California? They were intended to serve as places of religious conversion and economic productivity.

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USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES