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French and Dutch Exploration

Question 5 • (Bergold)WCA 2130 US History 1 1st nine weeks 26-27

Which of the following were effects of the mission system?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
American Indian languages, culture, and religion spread to Spanish colonists.
B
American Indians learned Spanish and converted to Christianity.
C
Spain colonized a vast territory.
D
European diseases spread, killing many American Indians.

Explanation

Missions helped Spain claim and settle a vast territory, so C is correct. Missionaries taught many American Indians Spanish and Christianity, making B an effect. Contact also exposed American Indians to European diseases, which caused many deaths, so D is correct. A reverses the main direction of cultural influence associated with the mission system.

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