The most devastating consequence of European contact for Native Americans was
- A
Loss of ancestral lands through European treaties and conquest
- B
Forced relocation westward and onto reservations by colonists
- C
Forced religious conversion to Catholicism by Spanish missionaries
- Dcheck_circle
Disease epidemics (smallpox, measles, etc.) that killed up to 90% in some regions
Explanation
Lacking immunity, Native populations suffered catastrophic mortality, fundamentally altering the demographic balance of the Americas.