The Role of European Diseases in the Depopulation of the "New

The role of European diseases in the depopulation of the "New World" was __________.

A) relatively unimportant compared to other causes
B) significant
C) far less important than the effect of "New World" diseases on the colonizers
D) of unknown dimensions since we have absolutely no data
E) none of the above: the "New World" was already experiencing substantial population decline before the arrival of the Europeans