One of the results of the contact between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the spread of disease. Which of the following statements best describes the effect disease had on European and Native American populations?

A) Native American populations were decimated by diseases that had been brought by the Europeans.

B) The population in Europe drastically declined due to exposure to Native American diseases.

C) Many Europeans who came to North and South America died from Native American diseases.

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Lilia Boone

24 March, 07:42

One of the results of the contact between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the spread of disease. Which of the following statements best describes the effect disease had on European and Native American populations?

A) Native American populations were decimated by diseases that had been brought by the Europeans.

B) The population in Europe drastically declined due to exposure to Native American diseases.

C) Many Europeans who came to North and South America died from Native American diseases.

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Tamia Wood · Answer 1

Native American populations were decimated by diseases that had been brought by the Europeans. that is the sentence that best descrbes results of the contact between the Europeans and the Native Americans in matter of diseases, for exemple due to some estimates 1/3 of Mexico population died