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The Impact Of European Settlement On Native Americans

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The effect of European settlement on Native Americans was devastating, on account of, the Europeans only wanted land and would accomplish this task by any means necessary. Despite the icy landscapes and coastlines, the Native Americans journeyed from Asia on foot or by boat to at different times and over thousands of year, making them the first to inhabit North American (Kincheloe, 2007). With this notion, the Native Americans never imagined how the European’s lifestyle would impact their lives drastically. First, the European brought diseases causing the Native Americans to become ill, due to, lacking immunity from the diseases and illness. Thus, the diseases eliminated many Native Americans. As the Europeans continued traveling to North America

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