Which of the following was the greatest short-term effect of Spanish colonization on American Indians? (1 point) Responses It sharply decreased their population. It sharply decreased their population. It opened them to European ideas. It opened them to European ideas. It gave them new crops to grow. It gave them new crops to grow. It led to their disappearance from the Americas

Answer 1

The greatest short-term effect of Spanish colonization on American Indians was "It sharply decreased their population." Spanish colonization led to widespread disease, violence, and disruption of indigenous societies, which significantly reduced Native American populations in a short period.