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False. Native Americans generally did not have immunity to European diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, which were introduced by European colonizers. These diseases had devastating effects on Indigenous populations, leading to significant mortality rates, as they had no previous exposure or immunity to these pathogens.

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