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What were the causes and effects of Transatlantic Trade on Native Americans?

Causes: European demand for resources, Native American desire for European goods. Effects: Economic shifts, altered power dynamics, and dependency.

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What were the causes and effects of Transatlantic Trade on Native Americans?
Causes: European demand for resources, Native American desire for European goods. Effects: Economic shifts, altered power dynamics, and dependency.
What were the causes and effects of European diseases on Native American populations?
Causes: Lack of immunity among Native Americans. Effects: Catastrophic population decline, social disruption, and weakened resistance to colonization.
What were the causes and effects of the conflicts between Native Americans and Europeans?
Causes: Competition for land, resources, and cultural differences. Effects: Warfare, displacement of Native Americans, and further erosion of their sovereignty.
What is Transatlantic Trade?
Exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas, including beaver furs for European guns and tools.
Define 'cultural exchange' in the context of early Native American and European interactions.
The reciprocal sharing of ideas, customs, and technologies between Native American and European societies.
What is meant by 'shifting dynamics' in early Native American-European relations?
The evolving relationships influenced by competition among European powers and Native American desires for trade and power.
What was the impact of European diseases?
European diseases like smallpox decimated Native American populations due to lack of immunity.
Describe initial interactions between Europeans and Native Americans.
Early relations often involved trade and mutual curiosity as Europeans sought resources and Native Americans desired European goods.
What led to conflicts between Europeans and Native Americans by the 1600s?
Disputes over land, resources, and cultural differences resulted in frequent conflicts.