FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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The French took over the missions.
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They were too far from Spanish settlements.
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Soldiers were unable to defend them against attack.
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Native Americans were not interested in them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Missions received less aid from the Spanish government and few Spanish were willing to become mission priests. In increasing numbers Indians deserted and mission buildings fell into disrepair. Mexican independence led to the final demise of California’s mission system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The missions created new communities where the Native Americans received religious education and instruction. The Spanish established pueblos (towns) and presidios (forts) for protection. The natives lived in the missions until their religious training was complete.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the mission system affect the ways of life of California Indians? Mission Indians could no longer practice their own beliefs, lost freedom, and began to farm more than hut their food.
Detailed explanation-4: -The high rates of death inevitably destroyed tribal communities and tribal culture. The Mexican Secularization Act of 1833 granted only a few mission Indians land, but the vast majority of natives fled the missions and became an exploited laboring class on Spanish and Mexican ranchos across the State.