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Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492 was a disaster for the natives. ---- With no resistance to new germs, tribes rapidly were exposed to unfamiliar illnesses after their first brief contact with Europeans. In many cases, the number of the natives was vastly reduced without anyone even firing a shot. Where the tribes developed a closer relationship with the new arrivals, they were frequently tricked, tormented, and massacred by their visitors.