What happened to american indiana’s after 1492

Their population decreased by nearly twenty percent.

Many American Indians suffered a terrible fate upon European exploration of the Americas. Thanks to the initial voyage of Christopher Columbus, many European countries desired goods and resources found in North American continent. This lead to the establishment of permanent settlements by countries such as Spain, France, Great Britain, etc.

When settling, these European explorers interacted with American Indians. These interactions allowed for the exchange of new ideas and goods. However, it also exposed many American Indians to diseases that their immune system was not used to. This resulted in the death of millions of American Indians.

Explanation:

a plantation economy is an economy based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few commodity crops grown on large farms called plantations. plantation economies rely on the export of cash crops as a source of income.

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