| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Country Wives | Aboriginal women who married European fur traders. They helped the fur traders survive. |
| Aboriginal Benefits | Guns, Knives, Blankets, Conveniences. |
| European Benefits | Survival, Furs, Land |
| 112 Million | The estimated population of the Americas at contact. |
| 18 Million | The estimated Aboriginal population of North America at contact. |
| 93% | The proportion of Aboriginal people thought to have died of European diseases. |
| Influenza | The disease that killed the majority of Aboriginals in North America. |
| Immunity | Contact with these diseases over a period of time allowed the Europeans to avoid illness. |
| Cortes | Conquered Mexico's Aztec civilization with a small number of men. Disease was a major killer. |
| Pizarro | Conquered the Inca civilization with 200 men. Disease killed 94% of Incas. |
| African Slaves | Brought to North America as laborers. Brought new diseases to trouble the Aboriginals. |
| Hurons and Disease | Diseases brought to the French devastated the Huron. |
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