What effect did Spanish and Portuguese colonization have on South American Indians?

Question

A. Warfare, disease, and harsh treatment, including being forced to work in silver mines or sugar plantations, caused the deaths of many native people.
B. South American Indians were assimilated into the European ruling class.
C. Spanish and Portuguese colonization had less effect on South American Indians than it did on those native people living in Central America and the Caribbean.
D. Many South American Indians emigrated to other parts of the Spanish or Portuguese empires.

Answer 1

Certainly not B or D!

Reread your text, and let us know what you decide.

Answer 2

The answer is A

Answer 3

1- C.
to divide the non-European world between Spain and Portugal

2 - was colonized by Portugal, not Spain.

3 - A.
Warfare, disease, and harsh treatment, including being forced to work in silver mines or sugar plantations, caused the deaths of many native people.

Answer 4

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