Which of the following statements best investigates why the Spanish and Portuguese were able to influence

Indigenous communities in Latin America? (1 point)
Indigenous communities did not have unique cultural identities and were easily influenced by the arrival of
Europeans
Spanish and Portuguese missionaries were able to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity and force them to abandon their cultures.
The arrival of new crops and people from Afro-Eurasia slowly replaced Indigenous culture.
O The destuction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to more efiectively change weakened

The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to more effectively change weakened Indigenous communities.

The statement that best investigates why the Spanish and Portuguese were able to influence Indigenous communities in Latin America is: The arrival of new crops and people from Afro-Eurasia slowly replaced Indigenous culture.