USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?
A
Wild cattle
B
Diseases
C
War
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because of these phenomena, indigenous peoples experience high levels of maternal and infant mortality, malnutrition, cardiovascular illnesses, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -: having originated in and being produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment. a disease indigenous to the tropics.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is estimated that massacres by white settlers resulted in the death of approximately 11% of the Aboriginal population between 1836 and 1851.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among Indigenous Australians aged 45 and over, chronic diseases became the main contributors to fatal burden (with cancer and cardiovascular (or circulatory) diseases contributing 30% and 25%, respectively) (AIHW 2022).

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