Countries
in
Central
America
and
the
____________________
were
once
lived
in
only
by
native
people
.
Most
native
Americans
were
____________________
during
this
time
,
and
agriculture
remains
an
important
part
of
survival
in
this
region
.
As
the
____________________
began
to
board
their
ships
and
explore
the
"
New
World
,
"
life
in
this
area
was
changed
forever
.
Most
of
the
countries
in
Central
America
and
the
Caribbean
were
conquered
by
____________________
.
The
Spanish
conquistadors
brought
with
them
cultural
traits
like
language
,
religion
,
and
traditions
.
This
is
why
many
of
theses
countries
now
speak
____________________
.
Many
people
in
this
region
also
follow
____________________
,
a
type
of
Christianity
,
because
it
was
brought
over
by
Spanish
missionaries
.
Countries
in
the
area
like
Panama
,
Honduras
,
and
____________________
were
all
conquered
by
the
Spanish
.
Spain
was
not
the
only
European
country
that
sent
explorers
and
colonizers
to
take
over
the
newly
discovered
land
.
England
and
____________________
also
sent
explorers
.
In
fact
,
the
country
of
____________________
speaks
mainly
French
because
it
was
conquered
by
France
.
Haiti
is
now
one
of
the
poorest
countries
in
the
world
because
the
French
also
brought
____________________
to
the
country
.
The
slaves
fought
back
and
won
independence
from
the
French
,
but
most
of
them
could
not
____________________
or
write
.
This
made
it
difficult
to
start
business
,
make
products
,
and
earn
____________________
.
Haiti
is
still
very
____________________
to
this
day
.
