Read the passage. the africans transplanted to saint domingue remain in general indolent and idle, quarrelsome and talkative, and liars, and are addicted to stealing. always given to the most absurd superstitions, there is nothing which does not frighten them more or less. — a civilization that perished: the last years of white colonial rule in haiti, 1797 the passage shows that the author was most likely someone who was

the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

- a.) african slaves and indentured servant’s

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