Question
Which statement is true about European conquests in the Americas?
A. When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies, he was faced with the hostility of the Taíno people.
B. Columbus’s men assaulted Taíno men and women and claimed their land for Spain.
C. After Columbus’s encounter, no Spanish conquerors explored the Americas.
D. The Spanish invaders did not have enough weapons to conquer the Native Americans.
A. When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies, he was faced with the hostility of the Taíno people.
B. Columbus’s men assaulted Taíno men and women and claimed their land for Spain.
C. After Columbus’s encounter, no Spanish conquerors explored the Americas.
D. The Spanish invaders did not have enough weapons to conquer the Native Americans.