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When the Europeans came over some of them were infected with some diseases. The diseases didn't make the Spaniards very sick because they had built up immunity over time, but the Native Americans has never come in contact to these diseases so they had no defenses. So an illness that would gave only given the conquistador a runny nose may very kill the Mayan.
On a side note: this occurred to the Europeans as well. The crew of Christopher Columbus are credited for introducing syphilis to Europe after they contracted in the new world.
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What causes the death of millions of Native Americans?
Smallpox is the disease that caused the death of Native Americans. The Spanish conquistadors brought it from Spain, and the Native Americans, not having an immunity to it, died when the Spanish invaded the Aztec capital. This helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec capital and take over what is known today as Mexico.Bubonic Plague
What proved to be the largest killer of Native Americans after the Spanish arrived?
disease
What force killed more native Americans than did the spanish?
disease
Why did disease kill off so many native Americans when the Spanish first arrived?
Disease, particularly smallpox, killed a significant number of Native Americans when the Spanish arrived because the Indigenous populations had no immunity to these new diseases. They had not been previously exposed to them, while Europeans had built up some level of resistance over centuries. This lack of immunity allowed diseases brought by the Spanish to spread rapidly and ravage Native American communities.
What are the negative consequences of the Spanish Encomienda system?
- Native Americans were used as laborers or slaves. - This forced the Native Americans to starve. - Disease took a toll on Native Americans; they were vulnerable to smallpox, measles, and typhus, and many of the died.
What did the Spanish do to captured Native Americans?
Sometimes the Spanish made captured native Americans into slaves
Did the native Americans defeat Spain?
yes
How did the native Americans die?
Smallpox is the disease that caused the death of Native Americans. The Spanish conquistadors brought it from Spain, and the Native Americans, not having an immunity to it, died when the Spanish invaded the Aztec capital. This helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec capital and take over what is known today as Mexico.bubonic plague
What was the reason for native population in central Mexico to decrease starting in 1500?
Disease brought by Spanish conquistadors, such as smallpox. Native Americans didn't have immunity and died by the millions.
How public reacted to Custer's defeat?
custer's defeat was probly ok to the native americans
How did the clergy affect the native Americans?
it forced native Americans to adopt Spanish ways as well as beliefs the priests also made it possible for some blending of the native Americans and Spanish cultures.
A disease to which native americans had no resistance?
smallpox
