The correct answer is C) Native people were devastated by European diseases.
The major consequence that European colonization had on native people in the South Pacific was that native people were devastated by European diseases.
When European conquerors such as the Spanish arrived at the South Pacific territories they brought with them many diseases previously unknown to the native Indians of this region. European people brought diseases such as smallpox and syphilis. The diseases impacted negatively on the Indians. They almost were devastated by these diseases, the conquerors took their natural resources and forced to convert them into Christians.
