Question

What was one effect that European exploration had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?(1 point) Responses increased wealth increased wealth immunity to smallpox immunity to smallpox increased land increased land decreased population

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The correct answer is "decreased population." European exploration and colonization led to the decimation of Indigenous populations in the Americas due to diseases brought by the Europeans, warfare, forced labor, and displacement.