Question

which disease contributed to the decline in the population of the native populations in the americas during the age of exploration?

Answer 1

Smallpox

Step-by-step explanation:

They had never experienced smallpox, measles or flu before, and the viruses tore through the continent, killing an estimated 90% of Native Americans. Smallpox is believed to have arrived in the Americas in 1520 on a Spanish ship sailing from Cuba, carried by an infected African slave.

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