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European Impact On Native Americans
Hello Robin, Native American tribes was very worthy in numbers population growth was great . Native Americans was establishing thing food, shelter, and trade . The European impact on the Native American was very overwhelming and beginning of trying to change there life. Due to the disease that was spread through the Native American communities population begin to suffer. The black plague had hit Europe before the Europeans had enter the new world. With the Europeans coming into the new world brought more disease with them. I cant image a time that I have lived and didn’t know about land ownership. I can imagine the Native American building there own houses on free lands then having no clue on the European issues

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