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What was one effect that European exploration had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?(1 point)
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immunity to smallpox
immunity to smallpox

increased wealth
increased wealth

decreased population
decreased population

increased land

Answer 1

One effect that European exploration had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was **decreased population**. European contact often brought diseases, such as smallpox, which decimated Indigenous populations.