Question

What was a main purpose of the mission system?
A.
to convert American Indians to Christianity
B.
to convert Spanish colonists to Protestantism
C.
to convert Spanish colonists to Catholicism
D.
to convert American Indians to Puritanism

Answer 1

The main purpose of the mission system was primarily **A. to convert American Indians to Christianity**. The Spanish established missions in their colonies to evangelize Indigenous peoples and integrate them into colonial society.