Which of the following statements best investigates why the Spanish and Portuguese were able to

Question

influence Indigenous communities in Latin America?(1 point)
The arrival of new crops and people from Afro-Eurasia slowly
replaced Indigenous culture.
Spanish and Portuguese missionaries were able to convert
Indigenous peoples to Christianity and force them to abandon their
cultures.
Indigenous communities did not have unique cultural identities and
were easily influenced by the arrival of Europeans.
The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to
more effectively change weakened Indigenous culture.

Answer 1

The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to
more effectively change weakened Indigenous culture.