Although Native Americans faced many challenges following European settlement, which of the following caused the greatest number of Native American fatalities? warfare with the Europeans starvation disease conflict among tribes

Answer 1

While all of the factors you mentioned contributed to the challenges faced by Native Americans following European settlement, the greatest number of Native American fatalities were caused by disease. European settlers brought with them diseases such as smallpox, influenza, and measles, to which Native Americans had little to no immunity. These diseases ravaged Indigenous populations, leading to significant mortality rates and devastating the social structures of many tribes. While warfare and conflict among tribes also resulted in fatalities, the impact of disease was far more catastrophic in terms of loss of life.