USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although the exact numbers will never be known for certain it is estimated that smallpox killed between 40 and 50 million of the native population of the New World. Some estimates are even higher and state that as many as 90% of the population died.

Detailed explanation-2: -At first, Spaniards destroyed Mexican culture(civilizations, heritage buildings). They slaughtered many natives and took lots of resources, such as silver and gold from Mexico, however, they never gave anything in return. Spain made Encomienda system and enslaved natives.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Europeans brought smallpox, influenza, measles, and typhus to the New World, devastating the Native American population. Although Europeans had resistance to these diseases, the Native Americans did not. In Europe, measles was a minor irritant; in the New World, it killed countless natives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contrary to popular belief, it was not the European guns or fierce soldiers that conquered the native Americans, but instead it was the common childhood illnesses brought from the Old World by the European conquistadors. Diseases such as smallpox, measles, and typhus annihilated most of the American native populations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Smallpox was the most powerful weapon used by the Spanish to conquer America.