FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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Many people died from disease that they exposed each other to.
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Many homes were built in the community.
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There was not enough food for everyone to survive.
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Riches were found nearby.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 1550, the Taíno were close to extinction, many having succumbed to diseases brought by the Spaniards. Taíno influences survived, however, and today appear in the beliefs, religions, language, and music of Caribbean cultures.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Taino were easily conquered by the Spaniards beginning in 1493. Enslavement, starvation, and disease reduced them to a few thousand by 1520 and to near extinction by 1550. Those who survived mixed with Spaniards, Africans, and others.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Taíno became nearly extinct as a culture following settlement by Spanish colonists, primarily due to infectious diseases to which they had no immunity. The first recorded smallpox outbreak in Hispaniola occurred in December 1518 or January 1519.
Detailed explanation-4: -They Did Their Best To Resist Those who refused were punished. In response, the Taínos attacked Spanish forts and killed Spanish soldiers. They hid food from the Spaniards.