Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the Native Americans during the colonial period?
A) There is a strong consensus among historians about the size of the Native American population at the time of arrival of the first European settlers.
B) Native Americans rarely formed trading alliances with the European settlers.
C) The significant deterioration of the Native American population occurred after 1825, when the US started to expand to the west.
D) The susceptibility to disease was one of the primary reasons the Native American population declined.

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The decline in the Native American population after European contact was significantly influenced by their susceptibility to diseases brought by Europeans, such as smallpox, against which they had no immunity.

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