1. European Influence
... the Europeans to facilitate because of three factors: The Indians hadn't any knowledge of the rifle and were cruelly introduced to its lethality in battle; Secondly, because of the large numbers of Europeans coming to America, a single Indian tribe consisting of less than one hundred people could quickly be overwhelmed. Primarily, I would argue that the most powerful advantage the Europeans had ... was their immunity to diseases not found in America. Like a biological weapon, simply the presence of large numbers of Europeans could infect hundreds of Indians with fatal diseases. It becam...
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