Disease wiped out the Native population
Tragically, history suggests that it was the European diseases that were largely responsible for wiping out vast numbers of the Native Americans. It’s believed that these diseases claimed 90 percent of the Native Americans living in coastal New England.
Due to the poor hygienic habits of the colonials, these diseases multiplied and continued on, killing millions of Native Americans for decades after the pilgrims arrived in 1620. This goes to show us what poor hygiene on a large scale has the potential to become.
