Uh, yeah they did. How many people in Mexico, South America, and the area between North America and South America still practice traditional beliefs? Very, very few. Keep in mind that most of the people in those countries are the descendants of both Europeans and natives.
-colonists encroached on their land -caused some massacres -sought to convert the Native Americans to their own religion
They had no desire to convert the locals to Christianity and they did not want to change the native culture. =============================== They did not settle a lot of their people there.
Native Americans
Trying to convert them into Christianity
One could ask why any group/people convert to any belief - it is because they believe it to be the truth. No one forced the American Indians to convert to Christianity - though some undoubtedly were or even 'bought' to convert. This is the way of some in mankind. Many still hold to their own beliefs today.
St. John Brebeuf came from France to convert Native Americans to Christianity. He came with other Jesuits & they were subsequently Martyred in the New World.
The Monagasgues are people native to Monaco.
Missionaries were people who went among native peoples and tried to convert them to the missionary's religion.
-colonists encroached on their land -caused some massacres -sought to convert the Native Americans to their own religion
catholicism .... :P apex
rights to settlers to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity.
They had no desire to convert the locals to Christianity and they did not want to change the native culture. =============================== They did not settle a lot of their people there.
Native Americans
Trying to convert them into Christianity
They had no desire to convert the locals to Christianity and they did not want to change the native culture. =============================== They did not settle a lot of their people there.
They had no desire to convert the locals to Christianity and they did not want to change the native culture. =============================== They did not settle a lot of their people there.
They had no desire to convert the locals to Christianity and they did not want to change the native culture. =============================== They did not settle a lot of their people there.