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The primary cause of death among Native Americans during the

colonial era was -
а
New World diseases
b
Old World diseases
с
enslavement
d
battles with white settlers

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Answer:

Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

During the colonial era where Europeans started settling and colonizing all over the country brought many germs with them that they were immune too. Because of that fact "New world diseases" or option A such as: chicken pox, the flu, and malaria sweeping through the country at a alarming rate killing at least 90% of Native Americans in the country.

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