Question

How were efforts to determine the pre-Columbian population of America tied to the larger debate over the consequences of European settlement of the Western Hemisphere?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The early migrants firstly settled in America and came across Bering Straight .

Due to these diverse population , they scattered .

And the Natives developed by hunting , gathering , fishing . and started farming , and stayed at one place .

But before the appearance of the Columbian population , North America were having around 16 million Indians .

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Thereafter , the population of Indians reduces due to the loss of battles against the spread of the White civilizations .