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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one of the impacts of Spanish colonization on Native Americans?
A
The Maya and the Incas, realizing victory was impossible, surrendered and never again fought against the Spanish.
B
Native Americans lost most parts of their culture.
C
Tens of thousands of Native Americans died from disease, war, and forced labor.
D
Native American culture became the dominant aspect of Latin American culture.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Practices like forced labor and slavery for resource extraction, and forced resettlement in new villages and later missions were common during the first decades of colonization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interactions with Native Americans: Spanish colonizers attempted to integrate Native Americans into Spanish culture by marrying them and converting them to Catholicism. Although some Native Americans adopted aspects of Spanish culture, others decided to rebel.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes. A third objective was to acculturate the natives to Spanish cultural norms so that they could move from mission status to parish status as full members of the congregation.

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