Question

If Spanish colonization was based on mining operations, how would that affect their relationship with Native Americans?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Spanish colonization affected the native americans in many ways. The Spanish brought foreign sicknesses that killed a good amount of the natives population, they took land in their mining expeditions, they took natural resources, and they forced the Natives into slavery and forced them to practice the Christian religion.

Explanation:

The Spanish and Native relationship changed in many ways throughout their whole experiences together, mostly negative changes. When the Spanish arrived in America the illnesses they carried with them were things they had already experienced therefore they had adapted to be immune. The Natives had not been exposed to these illnesses though so they were impacted by them greatly. The land the Spanish took in their mining trips was taken forcefully. Since the Spanish were taking so much land the Natives were losing land and therefore also losing the natural resources they needed to survive.