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Many Native Americans converted to Christianity because they thought this was the only way to save themselves from dying from the Europeans' diseases. They also lost their religion. The 'encomienda' system (legalized slavery) also negatorily affected their simple way of life.
Many Native American populations were utterly destroyed by the Europeans' previously unknown diseases long before they ever actually laid eyes on them. Smallpox, chicken pox and the measles were unkown in North America before the Europeans' arrival.
Thanks to the "Mission System' employed by the Spanish Conquistadores, many Native American religious practices, customs, and uiltimately, languages were lost forever. Many Native Americans were virtually enslaved. Others were outright tricked and killed by the "civilized" intruders.
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The effect of the ecomiendas on Native Americans?
Native Americans, mostly in the southwest U.S., were required to work for the Spanish and give much of their crops to the Spanish in exchange for the supposed "privilege" of being "protected", taught Spanish, and also for being taught the Catholic faith.
What did the Spanish do to captured Native Americans?
Sometimes the Spanish made captured native Americans into slaves
What effect did Hernando DeSoto's expedition in Georgia have on Native Americans there?
The Natives began to catch diseases because of the Spanish
What was the effect of the encomienda system on the native Americans living in Spanish colonies?
They were forced to work in gold or silver mines or on plantations.
What effect did Hernando DE Soto's expedition in Georgia have in native Americans there?
The Natives began to catch diseases because of the Spanish
How did the clergy affect the native Americans?
it forced native Americans to adopt Spanish ways as well as beliefs the priests also made it possible for some blending of the native Americans and Spanish cultures.
How did spanish conquistadors treat the native americans they encountered?
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
What cooperation did the Native Americans have with Spanish explores?
The Native Americans helped the Spanish Explorers but sometimes they slaved the Spanish EXAMPLE: Cabeza De Vaca (A SPANISH EXPLORER) was captured by the Karankawa tribe but helped and fed by other Native American tribes.
What was the life like for native Americans under spanish rule?
The life for the Native Americans under the Spanish rule was that the Native Americans were forced to drop their culture and join the Christianity the Spanish had, but if they had refused they would either be held as slaves or they would die.
What was like life for native Americans under Spanish rule?
The life for the Native Americans under the Spanish rule was that the Native Americans were forced to drop their culture and join the Christianity the Spanish had, but if they had refused they would either be held as slaves or they would die.
What life like for native Americans under Spanish's rule?
The life for the Native Americans under the Spanish rule was that the Native Americans were forced to drop their culture and join the Christianity the Spanish had, but if they had refused they would either be held as slaves or they would die.
He use of Native Americans as slaves was mostly carried out by the?
Spanish
