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*Diseases that they had never encountered before, such as smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, Alcoholism, and syphilis. Never having had these things before, they had no anti-bodies to help them fight off the illness.
Even today, Aboriginals have a much higher percentage of alcoholics in their population than the rest of the population does. Some researchers think this has to do with not having had as long a history of being exposed to alcohol, as Europeans have had.
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How did the increased number of settlers affect native Americans?
very badly They had their land stolen and nearly got wiped out.
What was the effect of the Columbian exchange on native Americans?
Brought new diseases back to England and existing diseases to the new land - causing large number of deaths due to the unprotected Native Americans' immune system not recognizing the illness and fighting it off.
Are native Americans caucasian?
Technically, Caucasians are from Caucasus which is located in Southern Russia. In the 19th century, a group of anthropologists and others injudiciously broadened the definition to any number of light-skinned people in Europe. Today, it is erroneously applied only to the color of skin--specifically white skin--and not to a race of people. Under any of these applications, however, Native Americans are not Caucasian. Even though their ancient forebears may have crossed over the Bering Strait from Russia pre-dating their oral traditions, Native Americans are brown skinned people indigenous to the North American continent.
Why were English colonist so successful at enslaving Native Americans?
The English colonist were successful at enslaving Native Americans for a number of reasons. Firstly the English had superior military technology such as guns and cannons. This gave them an advantage in any conflict with the Native Americans who had limited access to firearms. Secondly the English also had access to diseases that the Native Americans had not yet been exposed to such as smallpox which decimated their population. Finally the English had access to a vast network of trading and military alliances which allowed them to outmaneuver the Native Americans in any conflict. The English colonist were therefore able to take advantage of these factors to gain control over the Native Americans and enslave them. This involved a combination of military force disease and political maneuvering to gain control of Native American lands resources and labor. The English were then able to use the Native Americans as a source of free labor as well as a source of resources to support the growing English colonies.
Europeans kill many Native Americans why?
This question is Biological in nature, but can be simplified to fit the historical context. Basically, if you isolate two populations, they will adapt to their different environments. The environment in Europe differed than that of the Americas; therefore, Europeans adapted in a different manner than American Indians. One of the adaptions stems from the proliferation of various diseases in crowded cities and close proximity to animals (part of the reason the Black Plague was so disastrous). Because of the number of novel diseases in Europe, Europeans had built certain immunities. The immune systems of American Indians, however, were not familiar with the diseases found in Europe. When introduced to the common cold or influenza, the American Indians could not fight them off. Many millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result.
What language has the largest number of native speakers in Europe?
English
Why were such a small number of colonists able to nearly wipe out the Native Americans in New Netherlands?
The colonists sent out an army to wipe out all of the native Americans because the native Americans were killing all of the colonists and that is why there was such a small group of colonists.
A large number of the early colonists of Canada were?
native americans
Who made the number zero?
The Maya Native Americans did and made the first number system. By A.S.
How have immigration patterns change the US population?
It has substantially increased it. Before immigration, there were only native americans. Then European immigrants arrived, and the number of people who were not native americans increased a huge amount while the number of native american people significantly decreased.
Why did euroeans do when the number of native Americans failed to meat their labor needs?
They never really tried to enslave the Native Americans. Th Spanish did use Native Americans as slaves in mines and missions. The African slave trade solved all labor problems.
Were native Americans prominent in the history of the New Hampshire colony?
I don't know as they were "prominent." I've read some papers that state that 3000 Native Americans inhabited NH when we arrived but that half than number remained in 1700. There are a number of stories that involve Native Americans such as the story of Hanna Dustin and the founding of Franklin.
How many Indians were killed in the old west?
Not many, when you compare that number to the number of Native- Americans killed.
What did Native American discover?
There are a number of things that the native Americans discovered. The most important was the discovery of America itself where they first settled.
How did Native American get in Georgia?
Native Americans were already in Georgia before it was settled, or called Georgia. There were a number of tribes that lived in the area.
How has Mayan Math changed math?
Myan math was one of the first number systems to recognize "0" * * * * * No it was not! It was the Indians (from India as opposed to native Americans) who first used the concept of zero. Its use was adopted in the Indo-Arabic system which then brought it to Europe.
What is the most used language in Europe?
If you are simply counting by native speakers, the population of Russian native speakers is higher than that of all other native speakers within Europe (followed by German, French, and English). However, English has effectively become a lingua franca across Europe and has the highest number of cumulative native speakers and secondary speakers across Europe.
