Differences Between Europeans And Native Americans

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1. When the Europeans settled in America everything changed, some that were good and some that were bad. When the Europeans arrived in America they brought along disease. Native Americans did not have immunity and when contacted with the measles and smallpox it killed hundreds of them and leaving the rest weak and unable to help themselves. Most of the population died from disease. Aside from bringing disease to America, they also brought other thing that helped the Americans such as trade. Trade was one thing that the Americans and Europeans had in common. Items traded between the two were foods. The Native Americans received citrus fruits, wheat and cattle. Europeans received vanilla, corn and tobacco. With this type of trade they had a greater