Read this quoteBefore Spanish there is estimated to be about 60 people in the Americas After Spanish arrival this population shrank to about million peopleUsing evidence from the quotation, which statement correctly analyzes the effectiveness of Spanish colonial rule? point) was weakened by decreases in the indigenous population because to more resistance to Spanish was strengthened by decreases in the indigenous population because they would face less resistance from colonial populations was weakened by decreases the indigenous population because there were fewer people to work in the colonies was strengthened by decreases because meant they could less on the unpopular social caste system

The statement that correctly analyzes the effectiveness of Spanish colonial rule based on the evidence from the quotation is: Spanish colonial rule was strengthened by decreases in the indigenous population because they would face less resistance from colonial populations.

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My apologies for the confusion. Based on the evidence from the quotation, the correct statement analyzing the effectiveness of Spanish colonial rule would be: Spanish colonial rule was weakened by decreases in the indigenous population because there were fewer people to work in the colonies.