Question
What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?
Responses
A population increased
B population decreased
C population remained stagnant
D population showed no changes
Responses
A population increased
B population decreased
C population remained stagnant
D population showed no changes
Answers
GPT-5 mini
B — population decreased.
European contact brought diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles), violence, displacement, and disruption of food systems, causing dramatic Native American population declines between 1500 and 1620.
European contact brought diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles), violence, displacement, and disruption of food systems, causing dramatic Native American population declines between 1500 and 1620.