Question

How did American Indians’ lives change after the Mexican government abolished the missions?

A) American Indians received generous grants of land and began new lives as ranchers.
B.) American Indians formed military units that drove Mexicans out of Texas and California.
C.) American Indians were freed from living at the missions, but had to work on ranchos instead.
D.) American Indians gave up Catholicism and set up new missions to promote their own traditional religions.

Answer 1

After the Mexican government abolished the missions, American Indians transitioned from living at the missions to working on ranchos as laborers.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the Mexican government abolished the missions, the lives of American Indians changed in several ways. They were freed from living at the missions, but they were still required to work on ranchos instead. This meant that American Indians transitioned from being controlled by the missions to becoming laborers on ranches. The abolition of the missions did not result in generous land grants for American Indians, nor did it lead to the formation of military units to drive out Mexicans or the establishment of new missions to promote traditional religions.