Question

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is INCORRECT?

A. Native Americans on the Great Plains had horses before the Europeans arrived.
B. Lack of immunity to European diseases killed 90 percent of Native Americans within 100 years after contact.
C. Native Americans likely came originally from Asia, over the Bering Strait land bridge.
D. By 1907, only 2 percent of the original Native American population was left.

Answer 1

Option: A. Native Americans on the Great Plains had horses before the Europeans arrived.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492, began the Columbian Exchange. During the Columbia Exchange, European( Spain) introduced horses so the New World. Escaped horses finally spread throughout the American Great Plains and helped the native Indian in moving one place to another also for hunting which changed their life. Horses slowly spread from tribe to tribe along with horsemanship.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Native Americans on the Great Plains had horses before the Europeans arrived.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is completely untrue. There has been a misconception that Native Americans had horses before Europeans. Fossils of horses and their ancestors have been discovered in Europe, Asia as well as Africa.

The rest of the points are correct. It is generally accepted that native Americans came from Asia over the Bering strait bridge thousands of years ago.

it is also true that by 1907, only 2% of Natives lived in America. Today, they are protected minority in US.