The Vast Majority of Native Americans That Died in the Centuries

question 34

Multiple Choice

The vast majority of Native Americans that died in the centuries following Columbus's landfall were victims of:

• A) diseases like smallpox, yellow fever, and malaria.
• B) starvation.
• C) enslavement.
• D) European weapons and techniques of warfare.
• E) intertribal conflict.

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