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The Spanish Conquests (The Conquests benefits on the Spanish... (Healthy…
The Spanish Conquests
The Conquests benefits on the Spanish...
Healthy food
Grains
No famine
Population increases
Life expectancy increases
Lentils
Potatoes
Slaves
Free Labour
Land
More power
Raw materials
Silver
Gold
Wealthier
Spain became the wealthiest country
The negative consequences on the indigenous people...
War
The natives only had spears while the Spanish had guns
Indigenous people wanted their land - it was taken
The indigenous people were slaves
Diseases
Small pocks, virus', bacteria
Indigenous people had no vaccines or were immune to the disease
90% of indigenous people died due to diseases
The positive consequences on the indigenous people...
Why did the Europeans want to find new trade routes to India?