Disease Was a Major Factor in the Colonization of the Americas.Consider

question 12

Essay

Disease was a major factor in the colonization of the Americas.Consider what might have happened had this one impact not occurred.Discuss two possible scenarios of how colonialism would have been different in the Americas without the aid of European diseases.

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Definitions:

Aggressive Behaviour

Actions intended to cause harm or assert dominance over others, often stemming from biological or environmental factors.

Independent Variables

Independent variables are the variables in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Placebo Effects

The phenomenon in which patients experience real improvements in their health or symptoms due to their belief in the efficacy of a treatment that has no therapeutic value.

Experimenter Bias

A form of cognitive bias that can affect the outcome of research, originating from the researcher's expectations, attitudes, or behaviors influencing the subjects or results.