California Indians and Spanish Settlers

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Why did California Indians trade with other tribes?

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to get items that their environments did not provide

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How did the arrival of settlers affect the California Indians?

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It brought many hardships for the Indians, affected where California Indians could live, and led to a lack of food.

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Why did the Spanish settle in California?

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They wanted to teach the Indians the Catholic religion and Spanish culture.

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Thousand of Indians died from _____________ that the Spanish brought with them.

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diseases

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How did California Indians get resources that were not local?

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They traded resources with other Indian groups.

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Why do historians think shamans created rock art?

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for religious ceremonies