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Diseases brought by the Europeans eliminated vast swathes of the Native American Population. This led to weakened Native American Tribes in North America allowing the Europeans to settle along the east coast of North America to counterbalance other, less-affected Native American Tribes towards the interior. Once these European settlements were established, the Europeans were able to expand their territory through military confrontations with the native population and demographic growth.

In the case of the Spanish Empire, Cortes and Pizarro militarily defeated vast empires and acquired their territories through conquest. Their control was solidified through the waves of diseases that eliminated possible resistance.

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