While the conquistadores did establish empires in Central and South America, and did engage in bloody battles, they eventually lost control and were replaced with formal rule by the Spanish crown. Smallpox did devastate native populations, but the conquistadores themselves did not die out from the disease. There is no indication that French forces were involved in the defeat of the conquistadores.

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The Conquistadores

Question 17

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The conquistadores

A) established empires in Central and South America that lasted until the eighteenth century.
B) lost control because of a bloody battle between the forces of Cortés and Pizarro.
C) eventually lost control and were replaced with formal rule by the Spanish crown.
D) eventually died of the very same smallpox they had unwittingly introduced to the Americas.
E) in turn were defeated by French forces.

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