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Question
What was one effect that European exploration had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?(1 point)
Responses

immunity to smallpox
immunity to smallpox

increased wealth
increased wealth

decreased population
decreased population

increased land

1 answer

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.