SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -A 1616 epidemic killed an estimated 75 percent of the Native Americans on the Atlantic Coast of New England. Most of the villages of the New England tribes were semipermanent; when the agricultural land was depleted of nutrients, groups would move to settle nearby areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following Christopher Columbus’ arrival in North America in 1492, violence and disease killed 90% of the indigenous population-nearly 55 million people-according to a study published this year.
Detailed explanation-4: -About 60, 000 Indians lived in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut at the beginning of the 17th century, according to Sherburne Cook. Maine had a robust population of Abenaki tribes.