Colonization of the americas Video
Colonization of the Americas colonization of the americas.Over the course of the next years: Spain ruled a vast empire based on the labor and exploitation of the native population.
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Conquistadors descended on America with hopes of bringing Catholicism to new lands while extracting great riches. Religion and self-interest combined to create a potent mixture that drew hundreds of thousands of Spaniards across the ocean with hopes of finding riches and winning souls for God. But along with the Spaniards came diseases og which the New World natives had no immunities.
What followed was one of the greatest tragedies in human history as smallpox, influenza, and other communicable diseases ravaged the native populations, killing millions. Yes, a lot.]
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