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Which of the following best explains the widespread decline in Indigenous populations after the arrival of Spanish conquistadors?(1 point)
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inability to connect with global markets
inability to connect with global markets
fighting and lack of guns
fighting and lack of guns
disease and environmental changes
disease and environmental changes
natural disasters
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disease and environmental changes
The biggest factor was Old World diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza) to which Indigenous peoples had no immunity; combined with social disruption, forced labor, famine and ecological changes, this caused the massive population collapse.
The biggest factor was Old World diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza) to which Indigenous peoples had no immunity; combined with social disruption, forced labor, famine and ecological changes, this caused the massive population collapse.
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