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Impact Of European Discovery On Native American Society

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The Americas consisted of many Native American societies, each with a unique culture. They had remained cut off from the rest of the world for thousands of years. European discovery and influx into America would shatter the Natives traditional world. The Spanish were among the first to explore the new world. Explorations brought disease that wreaked havoc on the Native populations. The Spaniards also began exploiting and waging war against the Natives. Soon the great Native civilizations laid in ruin and the Spanish now ruled Mesoamerica. Further north Europeans began exploring and establishing settlements as well. Similar to their Mesoamerican counterparts, these Natives also suffered great loss from disease. In addition the land hungry
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