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That's not true. Bows and arrows shot further and straighter than muskets. You're also arguing with well established historical fact. Before the pilgrims, no E
by gwbas1c 4y ago
That's not true. Bows and arrows shot further and straighter than muskets.
You're also arguing with well established historical fact. Before the pilgrims, no European colony could establish themselves because the Indians would threaten them if they didn't leave. The pilgrims established themselves in Plymouth because smallpox killed off all the Indians shortly before their arrival. (It's so well known that it's even repeated in Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving special)
If you have about 30 minutes, the free sample of 1491 explains this: 1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JMKVE4/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_FAD53KQSMXG141WVRJ44 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JMKVE4/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_FAD53K...
- cafard 4y agoBefore the Pilgrims? Almost one hundred years before the Plymouth settlement, the Spanish had conquered Mexico. Almost fifteen years before Plymouth, the English had settled Jamestown.
- gwbas1c 4y agoThe South American and Mexican conquests were also due to smallpox. It's really worth reading 1491. The evidence for smallpox and other European diseases directly contributing to the fall of American Indians, both in North and South America, is undisputable and well-known.
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