USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the major religion of New France AND New Spain?
A
Protestant
B
Catholic
C
Jewish
D
nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Catholic Church, and missionaries such as the Recollets and the Jesuits, became firmly established in the territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -In New France, the European community consisted of a single body of lay Catholic men and women who were held together, under God’s guidance, by the sacraments administered by the clergy. The latter comprised a number of secular priests and the male and female members of the regular orders.

Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. government estimates the total population at 47.3 million (midyear 2021). According to a survey conducted in July by the governmental Center for Sociological Research, 58.6 percent of respondents identified as Catholics and 2.4 percent as followers of other religious groups.

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