One of the major illnesses that was given to the Taino was Smallpox. The other illnesses were the Bubonic Plague, Typhus, Chickenpox, and Scarlet Fever.
The Taino had no resistance against the diseases so they started to die
The people of Columbus' time had no understanding of what causes disease or how diseases are transmitted. As a result, Columbus could not have done anything to prevent the exchange of diseases between the Taino and Europeans.Of course, if he had had modern knowledge of disease, there is a lot that could have been done. But he did not have that knowledge.
They died.
The native/indigenous people of Haiti when Columbus arrived were the Taíno. The Taíno people are believed to be relatives of the Arawak people of South America. The first European settlers of Haiti were Spaniards.
well Columbus and other Europeans brought diseases killing the people.
Although many Spanish settlers were interested mainly in finding gold, some started sugar plantations. At first, these settlers forced native peoples to work for them. When the Indians began to die from European diseases, slave tradersprovided enslaved Africans as laborers.
The Columbian Exchange
he brought people and ships and he also invented the CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chicken dance
Many things happened to them. Some died from the diseases that came from the old world. Others were moved into reservations while many died in confrontations with settlers. It was a combination of factors that reduced the population of Native Americans, but much of it was on purpose with that goal in mind by the United States government.
It introduced deadly new diseases to native communities. (july 20222) Apex
Their food was stolen
Christopher Columbus was exited to find a new land but people were already thier.