Evidence suggests that throughout the Americas and Pacific Islands, indigenous populations declined by almost _____ percent within a century of the Europeans' arrival.

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Evidence suggests that indigenous populations in the Americas and Pacific Islands declined by almost 90 percent within a century of Europeans' arrival, primarily due to diseases brought by Europeans, to which the indigenous populations had no immunity, along with warfare, enslavement, and other factors.

Evidence Suggests That Throughout the Americas and Pacific Islands, Indigenous