How Did Plains Amerindians Enhance Their Power in North America

question 11

Multiple Choice

How did Plains Amerindians enhance their power in North America at the expense of both other tribes and Europeans?

• A) They constructed a series of monumental walled cities.
• B) They exploited germ warfare against Europeans who did not have immunity.
• C) They used horses in strategic raids.
• D) They proselytized extensively among neighboring Amerindians and Europeans.

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