The quote “... any Indian who received news of the Spaniards could have also easily received the infection” refers to the fact that when the Spanish explorers advanced into Central America, the diseases they were carrying often spread faster than them, including ahead of them.
The context is the so-called Columbian Exchange (after Christopher Columbus), which is the large exchange of animals, food, culture, people, techniques, and diseases that took place between Native Americans (or Indians) and Europeans after 1492.
The quote focuses on one particular aspect of this exchange: the spread of infections. While the Indians did contaminate the Europeans with some of their diseases, like syphilis, many infections destroyed Native American lives because they had not developed a resistance to them like Europeans did. These included measles and smallpox, which were introduced in America through the Caribbean in the early 16th century.
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<span>Which statements correctly describe the expansion of the United States between 1789 and 1850?
</span><span>A. The United States went to war with Britain to gain the Oregon Territory.
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In 1846- </span>The United States went to war with Britain
<span>D. The United States doubled in size by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France.
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<span>Louisiana Purchase concluded - Apr 30, 1803</span>
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