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is this a question from ur history/english class. i have the same exact question.

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Because the Spanish forced the native Americans work for them and sometimes they abused workers physically. They forced the natives to convert to Catholicism.

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Q: Why did native Americans in New Mexico resist the spanish?
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The Native Americans preserved aspects of their own culture to resist the Europeans. For example, language, religious traditions and clothing.


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