I will give brainiest The image most closely reflects which of the following demographic changes in the Spanish colonies?

Choose 1

(Choice A)
A
a decrease in enslaved people of African descent as smallpox spread, but an increase in the number of Spaniards as they were immune

(Choice B )
B
an increase in interracial marriages between Spaniards, African people, and Native Americans to pass on immunity

(Choice C)
C
a decrease in Native Americans as smallpox spread, but an increase in Spaniards as they continued to colonize

(Choice D)
D
a decrease in Native Americans and Spaniards as smallpox infected both Native Americans and Spaniards

C . a decrease in Native Americans as smallpox spread, but an increase in Spaniards as they continued to colonize.

Explanation:

Looking at the picture one can see that those affected by the smallpox are Native Americans but the Spanish person in the picture is fine. This mirrors real world events because the exploration of the Americas by the Europeans brought European diseases that the inhabitants of the Americas did not have immunity to.

It is estimated that Native Americans who died from smallpox were about 90% of the population. This enabled Europeans like the Spanish - who already had immunity for the most part - to colonize the continent much more easily.

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