Question

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

increased land
increased land

increased wealth
increased wealth

immunity to smallpox
immunity to smallpox
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One effect that European exploration had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was "decreased population." This was mainly due to the arrival of diseases, such as smallpox, which decimated Indigenous populations who had no immunity to these new diseases.