Question

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Which of the following statements BEST describes what happened to the American Indian population as a direct result of contant with European explorers?

The American Indian population remained the same.


The American Indian population flourished.


The American Indian population declined rapidly.


The American Indian population completely disappeared.

Answer 1

The American Indian population declined rapidly.

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Answer 2

it drastically declined. american indians were killed, infected with illnesses and turned into horribly treated slaves