USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Native American disinterest and disease were two factors in the failure of many missions. Sometimes Native Americans decided that the food and security offered by the missions did not outweigh the advantages of their traditional lifestyles. Many others became sick with European diseases imported by the Spanish.

Detailed explanation-2: -Native American disinterest and disease were two factors in the failure of many missions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite being affected before the introduction of missions, the buildings allowed rodents to infiltrate living areas and spread disease more rapidly. Some of the most common diseases were typhus, measles and smallpox. Many natives were living in cramped spaces with poor hygiene and poor nutrition.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Mexican independence led to the final demise of California’s mission system. Soldiers, rancheros, and farmers coveted the rich coastal lands that the missions controlled. Between 1834 and 1836, the Mexican government confiscated California mission properties and exiled the Franciscan friars.