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American Expeditions — Unit test

Question 2 • 670101 Oklahoma History & Government – MYERS, JOSHUA A

What was the primary goal of the United Foreign Missionary Society?

Answer
A
to promote the temperance movement in nations across the globe
B
to distribute federal funds to American Indians across North America
C
to process complaints of white settlers in American Indian territories
D
to establish missions in lands west of the Mississippi River

Explanation

The United Foreign Missionary Society was formed to spread Christianity through missionary work, especially among Indigenous peoples and communities in western territories. Its primary goal was to establish missions in lands west of the Mississippi River. It was not an agency for temperance, federal funding, or handling settlers’ complaints.

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