Question

Many of the ancient tribes were conquered by Europeans, not in battle, but because of what issue the Europeans brought with them?

Question 14 options:


The Europeans took all the food.


The Europeans took away all of the animals, so the native people could not farm. The Europeans took away all of the animals, so the native people could not farm.


The Europeans brought bugs that killed off all the plants.


The Europeans brought diseases like smallpox that killed many of the native people and weakened the tribes.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - The Europeans brought diseases like smallpox that killed many of the native people and weakened the tribes.

Unlike the popular belief that most of the native population was killed in battles with the Europeans, the native populations active died out because of diseases, like the smallpox for example.

The Europeans brought many things with them, and one those things were the diseases. The native populations didn't had the immune system that can deal with those diseases and they were fatal towards them. It is estimated that around 95% of the native populations died because of diseases brought by the Europeans.