Which of the following is a true statement about the journeys Columbus made to the Americas?

Columbus and the Spanish colonists used violence and coercion against Indigenous peoples, including forcing many to work, while also claiming land and extracting resources. This makes “Columbus was cruel to Indigenous peoples and exploited their natural resources” the true statement. The other choices portray his treatment as consistently helpful or claim that all Indigenous peoples were enslaved, which is inaccurate.

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