How did european exploration affect the americas?

Since the Europeans first landed in the Americas, the death toll from non native diseases has been between 50–100 million native americans. The most devastating diseases was smallpox, but other deadly diseases included typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic plague, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, mumps, yellow fever and pertussis, which were chronic in Eurasia. read more

Effect!Over time, the landscape changed asthe number of European communitiesincreased and resembled the cities ofEurope while Indian settlements weredestroyed or pushed to the west.Also, Europeans held on to their ideaof “land ownership” while the NativeAmericans did not have the idea ofownership; the land was used as aperson needed it. read more