WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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They helped convert people to Catholicism.
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They worked as chefs.
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The worked for a small wage.
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They provided manual labor for no pay.
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were put to work tending mission farms, livestock, and facilities and discouraged-in some cases prohibited-from leaving their home mission. Many were converted; many died of European diseases to which they had no immunity; and many became dependent upon the missions for subsistence and shelter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though their stories are not often told, Native Americans played major roles in the Revolutionary War. Supporting both armies as scouts, soldiers and diplomats, the contributions of Native Americans were critical to many important events, battles and decisions that shaped the outcome of the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The native converts were known as “neophytes.” After they were baptized, they were expected to perform labor. Typically, men worked in the fields, and women cooked. Both learned Spanish and attended church. Farming was an especially important job in the mission community.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Native American residents of the mission were the predominant labor source utilized in the construction of structures in the complex and were also tasked with preparing the land for agriculture and constructing the associated system of irrigation canals known as acequias.