The correct answer is C) The conquistadors paid tribute to the Native Americans in exchange for safe passage through their lands.
The statement about the behavior of the conquistadors toward the Native Americans that is FALSE is "The conquistadors paid tribute to the Native Americans in exchange for safe passage through their lands."
The conquistadors robbed, enslaved, and killed Native Americans. The conquistadors believed it was their duty to convert Native Americans to Christianity, and the conquistadors viewed the Native American lands as theirs for the taking.
Furthermore, the Spanish conquistadors brought with them many lethal diseases that almost wiped out 80 percent of the Native American Indians. Indians had no immunity to these diseases. Among the many diseases that were brought from Europe were Influenza, chickenpox, cholera, smallpox, Bubonic plague, and measles.