Question How did Marcus Whitman hope to Christianize the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest? (1 point) Responses by creating missions that would become centers of trade and information in an area by creating missions that would become centers of trade and information in an area by encouraging white Americans to settle in the area and model farming for the Native Americans by encouraging white Americans to settle in the area and model farming for the Native Americans by helping the Native Americans protect their tribal lands from the settlers by helping the Native Americans protect their tribal lands from the settlers by helping the Native Americans incorporate the elements of Christianity that fit in with their culture

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Marcus Whitman hoped to Christianize the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest primarily by encouraging white Americans to settle in the area and model farming for the Native Americans. He believed that by introducing white settlers and agricultural practices, the Native Americans would adopt Christianity along with these new ways of life.