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Smallpox helped Europeans conquer the Americas.

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Is it true that smallpox helped Europeans conquer the Americas?

Yes. A peer-reviewed article states that smallpox and other Old World diseases, not European arms, annihilated most Native American populations, and a reference work says smallpox greatly reduced indigenous populations and helped pave the way for conquest and colonization. Other sources describe smallpox aiding the Spanish conquests of the Inca and of Tenochtitlán specifically.

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Smallpox
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Smallpox. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

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PubMed: The role of epidemic infectious diseases in the discovery of America.
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PubMed: The role of epidemic infectious diseases in the discovery of America.. (n.d.). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1483570/

encyclopediaofexploration
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encyclopediaofexploration. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofexploration

The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775
2008
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Tucker, S. C., Arnold, J. R., & Wiener, R. (2008). The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=k6jOEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A-K
2008
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The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A-K. (2008). books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=9vm070SV2_gC&dq=Smallpox+helped+Europeans+conquer+the+Americas.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

encyclopedia-of-world-trade-from-ancient-times-to-the-present
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encyclopedia-of-world-trade-from-ancient-times-to-the-present. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-world-trade-from-ancient-times-to-the-present

OpenStax U.S. History: 2.1 Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest
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OpenStax U.S. History: 2.1 Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest. (n.d.). openstax.org. https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/d252e2a3-25ee-4d0a-8009-286bd4ca12a5@

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