Native American populations were threatened by the expansion of European settlers territory beginning in the 1500s and 1600s. Following the beginning of European settlement in the Americas Native American populations were threatened by disease, exploitation, and military conquest. These forces continued for the following centuries leading to enormous losses of land, destruction, and loss for the Native American populations.
Native American civilizations were threatened by American settlers, diseases introduced by European colonizers, and government policies. ;
Native American civilizations faced significant threats from European diseases that caused high mortality rates, territorial expansion by American settlers that led to conflicts and loss of land, and governmental policies that aimed to assimilate and control Native tribes. These factors resulted in devastating impacts on their populations and cultures. The ongoing consequences of these historical events are still felt in Native communities today.
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