Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
American killed just as many Native Americans if not more during its Indian Wars.
American killed just as many Native Americans if not more during its Indian Wars.
(1) Estimated total population of natives in the 48 US states at the time of Columbus' arrival was on the order of one million or less, total. This is based on anthropological, agricultural and other physical evidence.
(2) Approximately 90% of native fatalities was a result of exposure to infectious diseases for which the natives had no immunity or prior exposure. Had this not happened in such devastating numbers, in many cases in the 17th century, native groups would have been able to overrun and wipe out many white settlements.
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