What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?
A) war
B) disease
C) starvation
D) enslavement
E) religious conversion

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Disease, specifically smallpox, is believed to have been the main factor in the dramatic reduction of New World native populations. Native populations had no immunity to European diseases and were devastated by epidemics that swept through their communities.

What Factor Is Believed to Have Dramatically Reduced New World