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How did European colonization affect Native Americans? Why did European colonists come to Caribbean South America?

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They were not used to the environment there therefor needed help and did not understand
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Answer: Europeans spread diseases (decreases native population) and traded among the natives. Also, they took some natives as slaves back to Europe. They came looking for spices and gold, thinking it was Asia.

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