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Why do history books claim Europeans brought the first horses to America?
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∙ 11y ago
Because the Conquistadors brought the first modern horses to America. The horses that were native to the Americas were extinct by the time Europeans got here.
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How many horses are there in America?
I am not certain but I believe it is around 9,456,987.
What things did europeans bring from Asia to America?
Two significant positive contributions Europeans brought to the New World were the wheel and horses. Europeans also brought diseases that the Natives in the New World have never been exposed to. The results were the deaths of many Native Americans
When did the 'Iroquois' get horses?
The Iroquois got horses after the Spanish brought them over to America in the 1600s. There were no horses in America before the Spanish introduced them to the Indians.
When the Europeans made contact with North America what didn't Native Americans have?
With the understanding that Mexico is in North America, Native Americans did not have the diseases that Europeans brought to the New World. Also, horses and the wheel were not in the Native American empires and Tribes.
Who were some people who brought horses to the US?
The Spanish brought most of the horses to America.
How did race horses get to the u.s.?
Horses were brought over by the Europeans to the Americas. The Europeans brought over their horses, which some had been trained to race (mostly Arabians). They created the breed that we call today, the Thoroughbred, by mixing Arabians with other pure breeds.
Which group of people brought the first horses to the New World?
Horses were first reintroduced to the Americas by the Spanish Explorers. Once there some of the horses escaped, were stolen or released and formed the feral Mustang herds that are now a symbol of the old west era.
Who were the conquistadors who introduced horses in north America?
The conquistadors brought horses to Latin America in 1521.
What did europeans bring to trade in north Africa?
They brought cloth and horses to trade with the Africans.
Which animal did not exist in America until the first Europeans arrived?
Horses
When the Spanish Conquistadors reintroduce horses in North America?
Columbus brought horses on his second trip to No. America in 1493.
What animals were introduced to first nations from eroupeans?
Horses were introduced to America by Europeans
