When Native Americans First Encountered Europeans, What Led to the European

question 122

Multiple Choice

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

• A) Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival.
• B) The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amount of protein.
• C) Most Europeans spread the diseases on purpose.
• D) The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers.
• E) Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity.

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