How did European colonization influence the cultures of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean? Choose three correct answers.

European colonization brought enslaved Africans to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, shaping the regions’ cultures (B). Missionaries also created writing systems for some Indigenous languages to support their efforts to teach Christianity (C). European languages, especially Spanish and Portuguese, spread widely through colonization (D). Native religions were often suppressed rather than encouraged, and Islam was not introduced by European traders as a major colonial influence.

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