Who were people who came to the Americas to convert native peoples to Christianity?

Missionaries

Yes, all native peoples of the Americas are native Americans.

He encountered the Taino and Arawak peoples (native to the Americas).

The native peoples' culture was disrupted by the introduction of Christianity.

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Europeans brought new diseases to native peoples via river travel. (apex)

During the ages in which the New World was explored and colonized by European powers, there were several reasons for the Spanish rulers to command their priests to teach Natives about Christianity and also to convert them to it. One was the conviction of the Spanish that Christianity was absolute truth. Another was the conviction that Native Americans were backwards peoples. Another was the conviction that, in being converted to the Spanish religion, the Native…

It resulted in disease outbreaks that devastated native populations.

many native peoples died because Europeans brought disease germs and native peoples bodies were not strong enough to protect them from small pox and measles.

to convert native Americans to Christianity.

Trying to convert them into christianity

Missionaries

Well, one must look at the religion that was prominent in the Mesoamerican culture, and compare that to the religion of Christianity. The Mesoamericans believed in the one Sun god as their most powerful god. Christianity believes in one God. The Mesoamerican religions would often involve human sacrifice, thus is comparable to the notion of Jesus sacrificing himself for the sake of humanity. This was easier for them to comprehend than it was for the…

to convert the Native Americas to the catholic church

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To convert the native Americans to Christianity

The Spanish attempted to convert Native Americans to Christianity, which caused a defeat of many rich and colorful cultures. Their social pyramid left the native americans at the bottom. The conquistadors demanded taxes and labor from the Natives making them pretty much slaves.

Bratolomede Las Casa

The pope required that the Spanish monarchs make the conversion of native people to Christianity a priority during colonization.

European diseases to which the native peoples of the Americas had no immunity.

They established missions for the conversion of native Americans.

The program to convert the Pueblo to Christianity failed because the Pueblo beliefs were not compatible with Christianity beliefs. The Spanish began restricting more and more of the Pueblo's native practices.

A mission is a church that has a religious settlement. It is used to convert Native-Americans to christianity .

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The Preist was Bratolomede Las Casa

Missionaries were people who went among native peoples and tried to convert them to the missionary's religion.

St. John Brebeuf came from France to convert Native Americans to Christianity. He came with other Jesuits & they were subsequently Martyred in the New World.

Because they were trying to prevent the Native Americans from suffering. The Spanish were trying to help them.

The purpose of the missions was to try and convert Native Americans in the Americas to the religion of the country that the settlers came from.

No. They were mainly trappers looking for animals for the fur trade.

weak and mostly unsuccessful

he encouraged the jesuits- a group of catholic missionary priests to come to north america to convert the native peoples to christianity this is because the french king believed that the french colony would be stronger if everyone was roman catholic

who knows? religion is so muffled in its history. Mormons say that christ did it himself, modern day christains say they did it, etc.... so whom ever you want to belive is who did it. but remember this true native amercians still belive or try to belive their old ways as best as they can. so the correct answer is nobody.....

They treated the native Americans very badly and they took their kids away because they wanted to convert them to Christianity.

When Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico, they also brought Roman Catholic priests with them. Once they conquered all native peoples in Mexico, they swiftly converted them to Christianity.

Cortes thought that Dona Marina could him deal with the native peoples of the Americas as she spoke two native languages. We do not know what he thought of her personally, but she was the mother of his son.

Missions are used to convert Native-Americans to Christianity. In the US southwest, Spanish missions were usually devoted to converting Native Americans to Catholicism.

European explorers main goal was to find a quick trade route to Asia so that they did not have to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. Instead the landed upon the Americas and their native peoples. The Europeans quickly found out that they could take over these native peoples and eventually enslaved them and used the Americas and their warm climates to grow cash crops and export them for lots of money.

The French forced Native Americans to serve as laborers in their missions Sorry but that is incorrect it is actually:The French lived among Native American peoples, learned their languages, and respected their customs. Correct answer : The French lived among Native American peoples, learned their languages, and respected their customs.

The United States of America has only existed since the late 18th century - during modern times. Native peoples have lived in all parts of the Americas, from the Arctic circle to the southernmost tip of South America, for many thousands of years - long before the USA was invented. So native Americans are all the native people of the Americas, not just in the USA.

Their main goal with the mission system was to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. They also wanted to spread Christianity as far and wide as possible.

he made them convert to Christianity and those who were not converted were killed

rights to settlers to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity.

Spain built missionaries to convert native americans to Christianity (catholics)

Because the Spaniards wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity.

Like all of the Northern and Southern Americas, they belonged to the native peoples, until the Europeans invaded.

The Missionary Impulse is a document that argues that the US had wronged native peoples. Its the idea that Christianity is superior to all other religions and it is the duty of the Christian missionaries to spread Christianity to Asia and Africa.

Ferdinand was a Christian. He tried to convert natives religion to Christianity. once he tried to convert the chief's religion he became upset because he did not want anything to do with Christianity, so the native chief drove a spear right through Ferdinand's foot.

It is thought the Pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas arrived from Sibertia via a land bridge across what is now the Bering straight.

The rumor of gold brought numerous European explorers seeking fortune. The result was the enslavement and genocide of the native American peoples.