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A 3 page paper which examines the Chumash Indian Revolt of 1824 as seen through Douglas Monroy's work "Thrown Among Strangers." No additional sources cited.
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but destroyed by missionaries in the state of California and they ultimately stood up against these forces of colonization, although they also ultimately failed in the end. The following paper
examines the Chumash Indian Revolt of 1824 as presented by Douglas Monroy in his work "Thrown Among Strangers." Thrown Among Strangers The Chumash Indian Revolt of 1824 took
place essentially because the Chumash people were fed up with being oppressed. They were no longer going to be treated like animals, flogged, and killed, and most importantly, they were
no longer going to sit still and meet the demands of soldiers and padres in the missions of California. What makes this particular revolt important, and successful, was that which
involves the fact that the natives had been working together as a cohesive group towards this revolt. It was not that there were small outbreaks, but all the missions involved
were seeing the power of the Chumas in their formed conspiracy. Monroy (2003) indicates that one of the most powerful motivators involved the fact that the missions and the padres
inflicted their sexual attitudes on the natives and the Chumash had had it with such rules (Monroy, 2003; 95). Monroy further states that one particular individual illustrated how the Chumash
Revolt was linked to "a carefully planned conspiracy" (Monroy, 2003; 95). Such illustrations clearly indicate that the Chumash no longer wished to be subject to the Missions and their
form of colonization. They did not wish to take part in what the missionaries believed was the right path. "The continuation of the mission effort proved more and more doubtful,
regardless of the increasing population pressures on the land" (Monroy, 2003; 95-96). In addition, the missionaries essentially brought great disease to the natives as well, leaving most natives dead by
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