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Why Did the Number of Indians Living in Mesoamerica Decline

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Why did the number of Indians living in Mesoamerica decline from about 30 million in the fifteenth century to approximately 3 million by 1650?


A) European contact led the Indians to conduct brutal wars among themselves.
B) Most Native Americans fled south to avoid the European raiders.
C) Europeans slaughtered millions of Indians in extremely fierce and long-lasting wars.
D) Disease carried by Europeans decimated most Indian tribes who came into contact with them.

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