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The colonisation of the Americas was a result of military conquest.

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The above statement is False.
Americas, including North America, South America, and the Caribbean, were isolated till Christopher Columbus discovered it. It was cut off from the rest of the world. The Americans were unknown to the developments around the world. The conquest of Spain and Portugal in the Americas was led by germs rather than military power. As Americans were isolated, they were not immune to European diseases. Spanish introduced smallpox to the Americas through infected persons. Americans didn't have any cure for these diseases. As a result, they fell prey to it, and the community was reduced to a great extent. This made the Spanish establish their hegemony over the Americans.
The correct statement is The colonisation of the Americas resulted from It is determined by the coloniser and the colonists' situation.

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