Columbus, however, had little desire to settle on the continent. When Columbus arrived in America in 1942, the spread of disease was begun. It’s important to note that while the Pilgrims’ treatment of Native Americans had the most devastating impact in terms of population depletion, they were not the first threat. While it’s unclear as to the lineage of these people, their existence is mere proof that there were thriving civilizations on the continent long before the Pilgrims’ arrival. But archaeologists have found evidence of inhabitants from as long as 60,000 years ago. Native Americans had been living on the land that we now call the United States for an estimated 12,000 years before British settlers arrived. The Pilgrims were undoubtedly the biggest threat to Native Americans. How Many Native Americans Died Because of the Pilgrims? The most likely estimate of the Native American population north of the Rio Grande is 54 million. Many attempts have been made to estimate the number of Native Americans, but as no census existed, it’s impossible to know for sure. Unfortunately, it’s unclear as to how many Native Americans inhabited the continent prior to the arrival of Columbus, and subsequently of the Pilgrims. But how many Native Americans died when the Pilgrims came to America? Forget everything you learned in kindergarten let’s look at the facts like adults. But it wasn’t all corn planting and turkey shoots from that point on.Īs you know, the Native American population in America is significantly lower now than it was in 1620. Yes, they made contact with Native Americans.
Yes, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
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What you were taught in preschool isn’t necessarily the full story.