Question

The native population of the Spanish colonies declined rapidly between 1519 and 1605. Why did the native population decrease at such a drastic rate? Include at least three reasons in your explanation. How did the Spanish government respond to the decline?

Answer 1

Basically they were: Kicked out of their land, died from unknown European diseases, was mistreated with poor working conditions and enslavement, and killed off in wars. Due to the combination of all those, a lot of the native population drastically decreased.

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