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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To grow crops and supply ranches and missions
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To protect missions and ranches from attacks by Natives
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To launch expeditions for further exploration
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To convert Natives and explorers from European countries to Catholicism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Presidios were forts that offered safety from unfriendly American Indians. They also helped control the American Indians in the missions. Soldiers from the presidio caught American Indians who ran away from the mission.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spain colonized for three reasons: to locate mineral wealth (gold), to convert the Indians to Christianity (God), and to fight French and English efforts (glory).
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Spanish Colonial era in Texas began with a system of missions and presidios, designed to spread Christianity and to establish control over the region.