All of the following explain why Spain conquered the Americas so rapidly, EXCEPT
A. political disunity within American native empires.
B. Spanish technological superiority in the form of ships and guns.
C. the weakening of native peoples by exposure to European infections.
D. their kindness to the native population, which led the natives to willingly cede their power.
Answer: D
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