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In what ways did life for the Indians in encomiendas differ from life in missions?
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What did the Spanish missions offer to attract American Indians?
the priests bribed the Indians with guns and other things
What is one way that missions changed the way of life for Indians.?
Missions not only almost completely obliterated the religion and way of life of the Native Americans, it also changed the way they thought and the generally natural psyche that they had possessed before. It was also this change that drove them from their homes and led them to their fall later on.
What was life like at the missions for the California Indians?
We had to go get our on food and hunt for it we had to go get wood for our fire this is what a typical day for a native american. We had to go get our on food and hunt for it we had to go get wood for our fire this is what a typical day for a native american.
How were the Indians treated on all twenty one missions?
Generally all of the missions mistreated the Native Americans living at the mission or in the area. They were forced to work at misson, not allowed to practice their customs, not allowed to speak their language, and to convert to the Catholic religion. Mass graves have been found at the missions that contain Native American bodies. It was not a good life for the Native Americans.
How did the Native Americans feel about living at the missions?
According to the school system it was a happy place where Indians learned many skills. But they fail to mention the fact that the herds the Missionaries brought in ate or destroyed the indigenous plant life, starving and offsetting the Indians as well as the indigenous animal life, further starving the Indians who were healthy and self sufficient hunters and gatherers. Missionaries promised food and shelter (which would not have been needed if not for their destruction) and lured Indians into the missions, but once there they were sworn to the allegiance of Spain and not allowed to leave unless by permission. To attempt to flee was punishable by flogging. Essentially they were work camps. The Indians were pretty much slaves. Also, the Indians had no immunity to European disease so almost 50% of the entire population was killed by disease alone. Chicken pox, Measles, and Malaria had never been seen in the Americas before. The Missionaries may have had good intentions, if you believe that telling one person that their religious beliefs are wrong and yours are right, but their mission of colonizing the Indians, turning the missions into profitable ranchos run by the Indians and then giving the land back to the Indians (they had a ten year plan to complete this goal) was an utter debacle. It is without question that the true impact of the Missionaries and their Missions lead to the rape of both their the Indian people and their land, death, and misery for the Indians who before this interference from Spain had lived a quiet, natural life in a naturally abundant land.
In what ways did life change for Americans Indians who lived at missions?
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What Spanish priest dedicated his life to missions among the Indians?
Father Hidalgo
What is one way that the missions changed the way of life for the Indians?
it changed the life because the spanish came and made the CA indians do everything they wanted.
Why was life hard for Indians who lived in Spanish missions?
the Indians had to work hard The Native Americans had to work agenst their will for the spanish
How did the missions change the life of the Indians?
they got bossed around and didn't get their own way
What were some ways the missions changed the way of life for the native Americans?
The Mission system was a virtual slavery. The Indians were forced to work for the Missions & land owners in the area.
Tell one way that missions changed the way of life for Indians?
it changed the life because the spanish came and made the CA indians do everything they wanted.
What did the Spanish missions offer to attract American Indians?
the priests bribed the Indians with guns and other things
What did Indians learn in the missionSan Diego De Alcala?
=Christianity and Spanish ways of life (like all missions).=
What were some way the missions changed the way of life for native Americans in California?
The Mission system was a virtual slavery. The Indians were forced to work for the Missions & land owners in the area.
How did the Indians lives change when they went to live at the missions?
missions changed the way of life for native Americans by putting them under slave conditions or the two choices of Convert or die.
What has the author Nicolas Point written?
Nicolas Point has written: 'Wilderness kingdom, Indian life in the Rocky Mountains: 1840-1847' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Jesuits, Missions, Pictorial works, Salish Indians, Siksika Indians, Skitswish Indians 'Wilderness kingdom' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Missions, Pacific Jesuits in the Northwest, Pictures, illustrations, Salish Indians, Siksika Indians, Skitswish Indians
