FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Their weapons were stolen by Europeans.
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They never had any issues with them.
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Native Americans died from bringing over the smallpox epidemic.
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The Europeans sank all their boats.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the Europeans arrived, carrying germs which thrived in dense, semi-urban populations, the indigenous people of the Americas were effectively doomed. They had never experienced smallpox, measles or flu before, and the viruses tore through the continent, killing an estimated 90% of Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Europeans carried a hidden enemy to the Indians: new diseases. Native peoples of America had no immunity to the diseases that European explorers and colonists brought with them. Diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox proved deadly to American Indians.
Detailed explanation-3: -The European colonization of North America had a range of effects on the Native Americans such as starvation, loss of land and culture, disease, and slavery. When the first colonist began to colonize America, they brought with them many diseases.
Detailed explanation-4: -If smallpox was severe among the whites, it was devastating to the Native American. Smallpox ultimately killed more Native Americans in the early centuries than any other disease or conflict. 2 It was not unusual for half a tribe to be wiped out; on some occasions, the entire tribe was lost.
Detailed explanation-5: -They resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more of their land and control through both warfare and diplomacy. But problems arose for the Native Americans, which held them back from their goal, including new diseases, the slave trade, and the ever-growing European population in North America.