On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony. General Nelson A. Miles had landed approximately 3,500 U.S. troops on the island on July 25. On August 12, Spain and the United States agreed to an armistice; on September 13, the Protocol of Peace was ratified; and on December 10, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Answer:
Short answer: horribly.
Explanation:
Natives were subjects of the Spanish crown, and to treat them as less than human “violated the laws of God, nature, and Spain.” Some Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity; some were enslaved; some died of diseases from Europeans. The Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer Native American empires by spreading diseases to the Native Americans. Natives had no sort of protection from diseases therefor the Spanish received land while the Natives received death or enslavement.
European settlement had overwhelmingly negative outcomes for Native Americans. In spite of the fact that Native American tribes did sometimes frame positive associations with European pilgrims, perpetual European settlement in America, in the long run, prompted illness and removal. Local Americans had no in susceptibility to European sicknesses and their populace was crushed by the presentation of illnesses like smallpox. After some time, most surviving tribes were coercively migrated from their customary grounds to clear a path for extending European settlements.
