History
Welcome to History!
A community dedicated to sharing and discussing fascinating historical facts from all periods and regions.
Rules:
-
Post about history. Ask a question about the past, share a link to an article about something historical, or talk about something related to history that interests you. Discussion is encouraged.
-
No memes. No ads. No promos. No spam.
-
No porn.
-
We like facts and reliable sources here. While sources like Quora/Reddit/Wikipedia can be great tools for quick searches, we do not allow such user-generated content as primary source. What’s wrong with Wikipedia?
NOTE: Personal attacks and insults will not be tolerated. Stick to talking about the historical topic at hand in your comments. Insults and personal attacks will get you an immediate ban.
view the rest of the comments
I don’t know where yall are from but my schooling in Canada taught this as fact. I don’t recall specifics since it was so long ago so I have nothing to back that claim up.
I was unaware that this was not a known thing. Indigenous Americans were treated abysmally by the people who invaded and stole their land.
I'm Canadian too and of course natives were treated deplorably, that's no secret
I am just skeptical that early explorers would be hellbent on spreading disease, when their priorities were to map the globe and bring home pelts