Which description best depicts the experience of native americans working on california missions.

a. they experienced a beneficial cultural exchange.

c. they achieved strides towards suffrage.

d. they volunteered to fight mexico. b. they were overworked and mistreated.

The correct answer is B. They were overworked and mistreated.

Analysis:  The way the Native Americans were treated, was different from the foundation of the 1st mission in 1769. At that time, the presence of Fray Junípero Serra made the difference in the treatment of the indigenous people who made up the missions. Every effort was made to be economically self-sufficient. In this sense the Franciscans instructed the Indians in agriculture and livestock, teaching them, also, the main trades. For their part, the women learned to cook, knit and sew. The day in the mission, divided by the ringing of the bells, began after dawn with the mass, then breakfast and everyone went to work, men in the fields and women with domestic chores. At noon, after the Angelus prayer, he ate and after a break he returned to work. At mid-afternoon the time for prayer and religious instruction began, after which it was eaten.

From the death of Fray Junípero, in 1784, the circumstances were progressively changing and the importance of the 21 Spanish missions in California started to extinguish. It is clear that the decrease in the population of Native Americans was not only a consequence of the diseases brought by the Spaniards but also due to the demanding days of work and the rigorous and often abusive treatment.

These were the 21 missions that were built in California and the year of construction:

a.. a conflict between her competing identities.. apex