Table of Contents
- 1 What was the main thing that led to the destruction of the native populations of the Americas?
- 2 What were the various reasons why the Spanish were able to defeat the native inhabitants of the New World?
- 3 How did the Spanish enslave the Spanish people?
- 4 How did epidemics affect the Native American population?
What was the main thing that led to the destruction of the native populations of the Americas?
War and violence While epidemic disease was a leading factor of the population decline of the American indigenous peoples after 1492, there were other contributing factors, all of them related to European contact and colonization. One of these factors was warfare.
What were the various reasons why the Spanish were able to defeat the native inhabitants of the New World?
Spanish conquistadors, who were primarily poor nobles from the impoverished west and south of Spain, were able to conquer the huge empires of the New World with the help of superior military technology, disease (which weakened indigenous resistance), and military tactics including surprise attacks and powerful …
How did the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
Cortés’s army besieged Tenochtitlán for 93 days, and a combination of superior weaponry and a devastating smallpox outbreak enabled the Spanish to conquer the city. Cortés’s victory destroyed the Aztec empire, and the Spanish began to consolidate control over what became the colony of New Spain.
Why was the Native American vulnerable during the colonial era?
Native Americans were also vulnerable during the colonial era because they had never been exposed to European diseases, like smallpox, so they didn’t have any immunity to the disease, as some Europeans did.
How did the Spanish enslave the Spanish people?
The common ways mainly employed by the Spaniards who call themselves Christian. . .is by unjustly waging cruel and bloody wars. Then, when they have slain all those who fought for their lives or to escape the tortures they would have to endure. . .they enslave any survivors.
How did epidemics affect the Native American population?
Though many epidemics happened prior to the colonial era in the 1500s, several large epidemics occurred in the 17 th and 18 th centuries among various Native American populations. With the population sick and decreasing, it became more and more difficult to mount an opposition to European expansion.
Why did the Spanish come to America in 1492?
The Spanish had come to America as conquerors. In 1492, they had just successfully finished a centuries-long war to evict the Moors from Spain, and the idea of spreading Christianity (in general) and Spanish control (in particular) was central to Spanish culture.