All of the following are true of the Americas soon after the Spanish arrived EXCEPT:
a. The population of Tainos and Caribs all but disappeared.
b. As many Europeans died from American diseases as Americans from European diseases.
c. Smallpox epidemics ravaged the Native peoples.
d. African slaves were imported to supplement the labor force.
b. As many Europeans died from American diseases as Americans from European diseases.
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