When Lewis and Clark arrived at the Chinook village in 1802, they found that smallpox had come before them, and many Indigenous people had died. The impact of disease on Indigenous communities due to European contact was significant, and the Chinook people had suffered greatly from smallpox outbreaks prior to the expedition's arrival.
What did Lewis and Clark find when they arrived at Chinook village 1802
They found that other American colonizers had already reached that that community
They found that smallpox had come before them and many Indigenous people had died
They found a healthy, thriving community waiting for their arrival
They found that the village had already been taken by French Colonizers
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