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AP US History
Unit 1 – Interactions North America, 1491–1607
Topic 1.6
What if Europeans had brought diseases to which Native Americans were immune instead of devastating epidemics like smallpox?
Indigenous religions might replace Christianity as the dominant faiths in the Americas.
There would be no need for slave labor because Native American populations wouldn't decline dramatically.
Europe's economic growth post-contact with America would be relatively stagnant because there was less land available for exploitation due to stronger native resistance bolstered by their larger population numbers.
With higher population sustainability, Native American societies might have significantly influenced European settlements.
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AP US History - 1.6 Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
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