European diseases, like smallpox and measles, for which they had no resistance.
yes there were
Native Americans
No are you thick or something
Hernán Cortés was the conquistador who landed in Veracruz in 1519. He led an expedition that ultimately resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire. Cortés established Veracruz as the first Spanish settlement on the mainland of the Americas, serving as a base for his subsequent conquests.
Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India, but was actually in The Bahamas
yes there were
yes there were
Native Americans
When the men landed to form the Jamestown colony they had problems with the native Americans in the area. They built a fort and within the first six months of the 107 who landed only 44 were still alive. This is due to a combination of disease and attacks by the local Native Americans. So, the interactions between the colonist and the Native Americans wasn't very good.
No are you thick or something
no he landed in the americas and called the native americans, indians because he thought he was in the indies
He was looking for a shorter route to India than by land. When he landed in the Americas, he thought that he landed in India. That is why native Americans were called Indians.
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
When the Europeans arrived in North America there were no" Americans", but there were many native American tribes who were living there. They gave disease and death to the native Americans when they arrived. When they landed from the Old World to the New World they brought the export of disease that the populations they met hadn't been exposed to before. Smallpox, flu, STD's and other diseases were given to the New World and killed thousands.
Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India, but was actually in The Bahamas
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador that landed on present-day Mexico in 1519.