What Happened to the Population of the Americas as a Result

question 134

Multiple Choice

What happened to the population of the Americas as a result of contact with Europeans?

• A) The population stayed relatively stable.
• B) It is estimated that 80 million native people of the Americas died in the first 150 years after contact with Europeans, due to disease, war, and enslavement.
• C) Many native inhabitants of South America moved to West Indian islands.
• D) The native population increased from 2 million to 20 million.
• E) Many Native Americans moved to Europe.

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Darnall-Preston Complexity Index

A method used to assess the complexity of a project based on factors such as size, diversity, and uncertainty.

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Internal

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Size Complexity

The degree of complication or intricacy of a project or system, often related to its size.