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When native americans first encountered europeans what led to the european disease being so deadly?
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because the native Americans did not have any contact with outside continent germs, and viruses. When the Europeans came into america, they brought with them all foreign germs and diseases.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoWhile Europeans had developed antibodies against diseases, the Native Americans did not have these antibodies because they had never been exposed to the diseases before.
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∙ 11y agoThe people living in America had no immunity to the new diseases.
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What resulted from European contact with native Americans?
The Europeans spread disease, killing a third of all the natives they encountered in the South-East, there were often conflicts between the two peoples, and this lead to many deaths on both sides. Eventually certain Indians gained the Europeans trust, and were able to trade with some fairness.
What effects did disease have on the European conquest of America?
European diseases killed many native Americans because they the natives Americans weren't exposed to the many diseases the Europeans had built up a tolerance for. This made it much easier for the Europeans to conquer the Americas because the natives put up less of a resistance.
Why did native Americans die after contact with europeans?
Because of disease .
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.
What did Europeans bring to the new world that caused the of millions of native Americans?
disease
What were the effects of the european immigration on the native americans?
The Europeans started to use the Native Americans as slaves.
What resulted from European contact with native Americans?
The Europeans spread disease, killing a third of all the natives they encountered in the South-East, there were often conflicts between the two peoples, and this lead to many deaths on both sides. Eventually certain Indians gained the Europeans trust, and were able to trade with some fairness.
What were the immediate effects of Columbus trip on the people he encountered?
He was the first European to encounter the Native Americans of the Bahamas and brought with him disease, death, discrimination, and invasion.
What effects did disease have on the European conquest of America?
European diseases killed many native Americans because they the natives Americans weren't exposed to the many diseases the Europeans had built up a tolerance for. This made it much easier for the Europeans to conquer the Americas because the natives put up less of a resistance.
Why did European colonists stop using Native Americans for slave labor?
Many of the Native Americans died of disease from being around the Europeans. Colonists also traded with Africa and African Americans became more efficient.
Why did native Americans die after contact with europeans?
Because of disease .
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.
Killed millons of native Americans after 1492?
Diseases that were brought to the Americas from Europe. Americans had no immunities from those diseases. What would make a European mildly sick would kill people that had no resistance at all.
Why and how did many native Americans die in during the age of European exploration?
They died because the europeans carried a disease with them called smallpox, and while they were used to this disease the native americans were not and their immune systems did not know how to fight it.
Why did European diseases that were brought to America kill more Native Americans than Europeans?
Herd Immunity. Europeans were around people who have had European diseases (in various stages of recovery). When you get small doses of a disease, your body can start working on getting rid of it, perhaps without you getting the full symptoms. If you have never been around a disease your body has to start from "scratch" and learn it.
What did Europeans bring to the new world that caused the of millions of native Americans?
disease
What was one result of the loss of the native live to disease?
One result of the loss of Native American lives to disease is that the Native Americans moved farther away from the Europeans. Another result of disease among the Native Americans was their lack of people to fight the Europeans for land.
