Discuss Two Effects Of The Columbian Exchange Had On Native Americans

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1. Explain the factors (physical, political, social, technological) that made Native Americans vulnerable to conquest by European colonizers.
The major factors that made the Native Americans vulnerable to conquest were their susceptibility to diseases like chicken pox, measles and smallpox. All of these disease the European conquerors had immunities to these diseases. Native Americans were technologically vulnerable as the Europeans had muskets.

2. In what specific ways did Native Americans adapt to European intervention in their lives?
Native Americans adapted to European intervention in their lives by adopting some of their growing customs and other traditions.

3. In what specific ways did Native Americans resist European intervention
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Give specific examples of both cooperation and conflict between Native Americans and Europeans.
Cooperation between the Native Americans and Europeans did occur, as shown with the cooperation between the Pilgrims and the native Wamponaoag people. Conflict occurred much more frequently as there were several wars between the Native Americans and the British settlers, such as the Pequot War, that continued into the American Revolution.

6. Identify two effects of the Columbian exchange had on Europe/Europeans.
The Columbian exchange led to more Europeans living in the New World. Additionally, the Columbian Exchange contributed to cultural diffusion between the Americas and Europe.

7. Identify two effects of the Columbian exchange had on Native Americans.
The Columbian exchange caused the deaths of thousands of Native Americans from the diseases brought by the European settlers. However, the Columbian exchange also brought horses, cows and pigs to the Americas.

8. What factors contributed to the Pueblo Revolt (Pope's Rebellion) in 1680?
The Spanish colonists by prohibiting the Pueblo traditional religion and not adequately protecting the Pueblo from other attacking tribes during drought were the factors that led to the Pueblo

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