So, would the Native Americans (either North, South or both) be able to resist non-local encroachment on their lands, if not ravaged by foreign diseases?
Some historians speculate that up to 80% of the northern native americans died off-screen, meaning the diseases spread long before they became known to european settlers, so the colonists basically pushed west against a shallow remnant of the indigenous population.
The South American pandemics are better known, again with up to 80% mortality rate.
So presuming that both natives and settlers (and conquistadors) are resistant - that means none is more likely to get a foreign disease then the locals at the point of origin - to diseases, would the Natives be able to resist conquest if all other conditions are the same?
Some historians speculate that up to 80% of the northern native americans died off-screen, meaning the diseases spread long before they became known to european settlers, so the colonists basically pushed west against a shallow remnant of the indigenous population.
The South American pandemics are better known, again with up to 80% mortality rate.
So presuming that both natives and settlers (and conquistadors) are resistant - that means none is more likely to get a foreign disease then the locals at the point of origin - to diseases, would the Natives be able to resist conquest if all other conditions are the same?