Within two centuries of contact with Europeans, the American Indian population was reduced by 90 percent, primarily because of which of the following?

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The transmission of diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, decimated the Native American population, as they did not have immunities to these diseases. Along with warfare and enslavement, this contributed to the drastic reduction in the population within two centuries of contact with Europeans. Nutritional deficiencies may have also played a role, but to a lesser extent.

Within Two Centuries of Contact with Europeans, the American Indian