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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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fighting and lack of guns
fighting and lack of guns
natural disasters
natural disasters
disease and environmental changes
disease and environmental changes
inability to connect with global markets
inability to connect with global markets
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disease and environmental changes
The primary cause was Old World diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza) to which Indigenous peoples had little or no immunity, compounded by social disruption, forced labor, famine, and environmental changes from Spanish colonization.
The primary cause was Old World diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza) to which Indigenous peoples had little or no immunity, compounded by social disruption, forced labor, famine, and environmental changes from Spanish colonization.
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