The Effect Of Slave Diseases On Native Americans

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For a native american, life in the colonies would probably be scary at first. New people you have never seen before are coming bringing diseases and taking your land. The diseases killed countless numbers of Native Americans because they weren’t immune to them. Other than the diseases, and their land being taken, some tribes were very helpful to the colonists. They would teach them things, and also be a good trading partner with them. According to mpm.edu “the flow of trade goods steadily increased, dramatically affecting Indian people and their cultures as European-made items increased.”

Life of a slave would be much worse. Slaves were brought over either from Africa, and from different plantations in Europe. They were shipped over in huge