Question

The native population of the Americas dropped from almost 57 million to 5 million. What was the single most important reason for this?

• A. Starvation caused by the influx of western settlers
• B. Epidemics like small pox, measles etc. which came from Europe
• C. Wars and conflicts with the western settlers
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Epidemics like small pox, measles etc. which came from Europe

The epidemics like small-pox, measles etc. which came from Europe resulted in large-scale deaths of the native American population.