Causes and Consequences The Treaty of Waitangi

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Causes and ConsequencesThe Treaty of Waitangi
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1. Missionaries
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Missionaries
The Church Missionary Society was established in
the Bay of Islands by Samuel Marsden in 1814
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Missionaries aimed to civilise and Christianise
Maori
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Maori conversion to Christianity was more
successful after Henry Williams arrived in 1823
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Maori identified with the persecution of the Jews
in the Old Testament
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Literacy, through reading the Bible, became a
currency for Maori.
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Missionaries were concerned about agents of
vice being a bad influence on Maori
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Maori were very influenced by missionaries when
considering the Treaty
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