Question
who were the Taino and what had happened to them by the 1500s?
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Ms. Sue
The Taino were native people of the Caribbean Sea when Columbus found those islands. Within a few years most of the Taino died because of slavery and disease.
Here's more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno_people
Here's more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno_people