History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast

Scott Rank

Had Native Americans Been Resistant to Old World Diseases How Different Would the New World Have Been?

July 20, 2017   ●   7 min

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Smallpox is arguably the deadliest weapon in history. Ninety percent of some Native American tribes were wiped out by this disease when they first encountered Western explorers. But what if they hadn't been wiped out? Would Native American groups have been able to successfully repel Western powers and keep North America for themselves? Or would colonial history largely have played out the same?   TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher

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