Question

the decline of missions
the spanish mission era began to decline by the middle and late 1600s, in part because the indian population continued to decrease due to disease. another problem for the spanish, however, was the english settlement in what is now south carolina in 1670. indians in south carolina raided villages in georgia to capture indians to sell to the english as slaves. by 1685, the missions in georgia were gone as the spanish retreated further to the south. the northern boundary of the spanish empire in the southeast became today’s florida.
what were the main reasons for the decline of the mission system in the 1600s? check all that apply.

• there were not enough workers.
• many american indians died from disease.
• settlers caught illnesses from american indians.
• english settlers came to the area.
• spanish settlers moved south.
• settlers assimilated into american indian groups.

Explanation:

• "There were not enough workers": The decline of the Indian population (due to disease and raids) led to a lack of workers, so this applies.
• "Many American Indians died from disease": The passage states the Indian population decreased due to disease, so this is correct.
• "Settlers caught illnesses from American Indians": The passage says Indians died from disease, not settlers catching from Indians, so this is incorrect.
• "English settlers came to the area": The passage mentions English settlement in 1670, so this is a reason.
• "Spanish settlers moved south": The passage says the Spanish retreated further south, so this is correct.
• "Settlers assimilated into American Indian groups": The passage has no info on assimilation, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Many American Indians died from disease,
D. English settlers came to the area,
E. Spanish settlers moved south,
A. There were not enough workers