They killed them, made them slaves, gave them old world diseases, and took their lands.
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
Conquistadors pitted native tribes against each other, favoring their allies, as long as they were useful. Once the conquest was over, the Native Americans were subject to mistreatment and slavery.
They sought gold and enslaved Native Americans.
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Native Americans did not come to the New World with the conquistadors; rather, they were the original inhabitants of the Americas long before Europeans arrived. When the conquistadors, such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, arrived in the 16th century, they often encountered various Native American tribes, some of whom allied with them against rival groups or sought to resist the invasions. The dynamics between the conquistadors and Native Americans were complex, involving both cooperation and conflict.
The Wampanoags tribe.
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The Spanish Conquistadors brought horses. The horses make it easier for the native Americans to get around. They could cover more territory riding horses than they could on foot.
the conquistadors would take advantage and take all ther suff a use it against the natives
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