Was European contact with the New World beneficial for humanity?

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Was European contact with the New World beneficial for humanity?

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out on a trip to locate a new way to Asia, with the assistance of the Spanish government, and unintentionally came across "new" territories in the Americas, populated by long-established civilizations and cultures. Other European countries rapidly followed suit, discovering and occupying the newly discovered continent.

 

The arrival of English, French, and Spanish explorers in North America resulted in significant changes among American Indian groups. Smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox claimed the lives of American Indians. These diseases were familiar to Europeans, but Indians had no immunity to them.

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