FYI...

[nerdonahorse]

I'm reading an article for class right now, about indigenous populations in America and its really quite interesting. Apparently, it is estimated that 90-112 million people were living in the Western Hemisphere before Columbus landed. That is more people than all of Europe at the time. Because of pre-columbus european explorers, plaugues and

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[allynnemichelle]

Did you know that when the Jesuits arrived in North America they gave the natives blankets they knew were infected with smallpox? Uf.

[safesler]

Maybe the Jesuits mistook them for protestants? Okay, I've said my one horrible thing for the day.

[safesler]

Impressive.

[pepperfoofen]

OK everyone remember when you want to take over a country bring small pox because it makes fighting a lot easier for you