Question

What was the main reason for the decrease in Native Americans in New England by the 1670s

A. being driven out by Puritan leaders

B. overcrowding by English colonists

C. diseases caught from the Europeans

D.warfare with the colonists over the fur trade

Answer 1

the correct answer is c

Answer 2

Option: C. diseases caught from the Europeans

Step-by-step explanation:

When the Europeans reach the New World, they not only brought settlers with them but diseases too. Native Indians were helpless to protect themselves because they were not immune to diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, cholera, diphtheria, influenza, measles and so on. Approximately, about 12,000 Native Americans in New England were living during 1670, which was one-tenth of their original population years ago.