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Why didn't the American settlers die of smallpox if they brought the disease to the Native Americans?
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How did the arrival of European settlers affect native American societies?
the native Americans brought germs and diseases to the europeans
What caused massive declines in Native American population prior to the seventeenth century?
European explorers and settlers brought diseases such as smallpox to America and the Native peoples did not have an immunity to them and it dramatically reduced their populations.
What caused the native American plague?
I'm guessing you mean the Smallpox outbreak? Native Americans had no natural immunities built up to diseases brought here by European immigrants, some outbreaks were a natural result. It must be noted that at least 3 documented cases exist where smallpox was intentionally introduced to Native Americans.
What was one Major European killer of native Americans?
One major European killer of Native Americans was disease. Europeans brought diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza to the Americas, to which the indigenous peoples had no immunity. These diseases caused widespread devastation and significantly reduced the population of Native Americans.
Did native Americans have a good relationship with Jamestown settlers?
Not Really. The Jamestown settlers came and took their land, and also brought with them diseases that the native Americans had never came into contact with before.
What virus killed an estimated 130000 people in North America in the 1770s and 1780?
Smallpox. The European settlers brought it, but the native Americans had no immunity to it at all.
How did the arrival of European settlers affect native American societies?
the native Americans brought germs and diseases to the europeans
What caused massive declines in Native American population prior to the seventeenth century?
European explorers and settlers brought diseases such as smallpox to America and the Native peoples did not have an immunity to them and it dramatically reduced their populations.
Why were native Americans more likely to die from diseases the European settlers brought to America than the settlers themselves?
Native Americans were more likely to die from the diseases that European settlers brought to America because they had less immunity to these diseases than the settlers did.
What caused the native American plague?
I'm guessing you mean the Smallpox outbreak? Native Americans had no natural immunities built up to diseases brought here by European immigrants, some outbreaks were a natural result. It must be noted that at least 3 documented cases exist where smallpox was intentionally introduced to Native Americans.
Who is a person that brought settlers into a colony gave them land and enforced the law?
Native americans
What was one Major European killer of native Americans?
One major European killer of Native Americans was disease. Europeans brought diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza to the Americas, to which the indigenous peoples had no immunity. These diseases caused widespread devastation and significantly reduced the population of Native Americans.
Did native Americans have a good relationship with Jamestown settlers?
Not Really. The Jamestown settlers came and took their land, and also brought with them diseases that the native Americans had never came into contact with before.
Why did disease kill many Indigenous people?
The flu killed the Native Americans because the disease had never introduced to them. When it came to them so suddenly it was deadly. The Native Americans hadn't built up there immune system to be able to defend the diseases that were brought by Christopher Columbus and his crew.
What Americans were brought to America against their will?
African american
What brought American settlers into conflict with Mexico's government?
Slavery. See related questions.
Are the Europeans to blame for Native Americans alcoholism?
Although the settlers had brought alcohol into this country and eventually the American Indian started to drink it, it is a personal decision whether or not to drink to excess. You are responsible for your own decisions.
