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Yes. The majority of natives died from diseases that settlers brought to the Americas. A good deal more were murdered by Christian settlers and military.

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What factor led the English to attempt to kill off entire Native American peoples?

Native Americans provided a good labor source for the Spanish.


How did each of the 13 colonies react towards Native Americans?

The relationship between the Native Americans and the colonies went through a lot of phases. At one time, the colonies depended on the Native Americans' knowledge of the terrain and food sources. Later, there were tensions and fights when the colonialists began to move the Native Americans off their land.


What effect did the british colonization have on native Americans?

well... The british planned to make Native Americans slaves before the Africans.... When this didnt work they came back and gave them blankets wich gave Native Americans Smallpox... This disease can be deadly, so more and Native Americans died off.


How did many of the early Native Americans find their way to North America?

This is ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIES ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cherokees are documented on the Mayan Pyramids of the Pacific Coast in Mexico in 1000 B.C. and that is when they came to the North America, yet Cherokees are originally from an island off of the Pacific Coast of South America near where the Incas used to live. I think that people are reaching way to hard into the fictional when using this question as a fact about Native Americans. I have a question for you....When did white christians migrate from Asia?


Who was Oklahoma purchased from?

Oklahoma was part of the Louisana Purchase originally. From there it went to the United States, to the Native Americans, was then taken away from the Native Americans again by the United States and given away for free to settlers, and now is portioned off in pieces to private owners and also to Native Americans.

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How often did Native Americans kill Buffalo?

by chasing them onto the edge of a cliff where they would fall off and the impact of the fall would kill them


What factor led the English to attempt to kill off entire Native American peoples?

Native Americans provided a good labor source for the Spanish.


Since Europeans arrived in America they have tended to?

run Native Americans off their land, destroy their culture, and kill them.


Why did the US government kill off the buffalo?

Eliminating the buffalo helped defeat the Native Americans. There was a demand for their hides


What happen to the great plains?

The Great Plains Native Americans were driven away by the settlers. These Native Americans were also killed off by diseases.


What measures did the British take to end troubles with Native Americans?

The british over a long history have conqured land. I have never heard of them actually making measures to end troubles with Native Americans. But if they were unable to conqure them( which i highly doubt because their army was superior to the native americans) they would most likely return home in order to regroup.


What happened to the great plains Indians?

The Great Plains Native Americans were driven away by the settlers. These Native Americans were also killed off by diseases.


Did big business affect the native Americans in the west during the 1850s 1900s?

Yes, it pushed Native Americans off their land and put them into reservations.


Why did the settlers kill off the indian's buffalo?

The settlers new that buffalo was a major resource for Native Americans. If the could kill buffalo, they could kill the Native Americans by getting rid of their food, clothing, and weapon supply since buffalo provided all 3 of these supplies. They also wanted the buffalo hide since they were expensive and in high demand.


How did each of the 13 colonies react towards Native Americans?

The relationship between the Native Americans and the colonies went through a lot of phases. At one time, the colonies depended on the Native Americans' knowledge of the terrain and food sources. Later, there were tensions and fights when the colonialists began to move the Native Americans off their land.


What effect did the british colonization have on native Americans?

well... The british planned to make Native Americans slaves before the Africans.... When this didnt work they came back and gave them blankets wich gave Native Americans Smallpox... This disease can be deadly, so more and Native Americans died off.


Did the native Americans cut peoples heads off and put them in baskets?

yes