One of the Main Factors That Enabled Europeans to Conquer

question 51

Multiple Choice

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was the

• A) pacifistic nature of the native North Americans.
• B) settled agricultural societies of North America.
• C) absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states in North America.
• D) use of native guides for spying and surveillance activities.
• E) lack of technological weaponry available to other native American cultures.

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