What was the effect of smallpox on the New World?(1 point)

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Smallpox caused the deaths of many European colonizers.
Smallpox caused the deaths of many European colonizers.

Smallpox caused the deaths of many Indigenous people.
Smallpox caused the deaths of many Indigenous people.

Smallpox did not affect people in either Europe or the Americas.
Smallpox did not affect people in either Europe or the Americas.

Smallpox had no effect on the New World.

Answer 1

The correct response is: Smallpox caused the deaths of many Indigenous people.

Smallpox had a devastating impact on Indigenous populations in the New World, leading to widespread mortality and contributing to the collapse of many Native societies due to their lack of immunity to the disease.