USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a likely reason tat some missions failed among the Native populations of Texas?
A
The Native people had their own religions, beliefs, and ways of doing things
B
The missionaries could not build structures that would last.
C
The Spanish sent no support for the missionaries.
D
Most missionaries didn’t believe in what they were doing.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is a likely reason tat some missions failed among the Native populations of Texas? The missionaries could not build structures that would last.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the difficult geography, the weak missions, and hostile Indians were the main causes of the near failure of the Spanish colonies in Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -What EFFECT did the missions have on the native Texas population? Many native groups moved to Mexico to get away. Diseases killed many of the native groups.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas? Diseases brought by Spanish missionaries killed many American Indians.

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