One result of the contact between europeans and american indians was the spread of disease. which statement best describes the effect disease had on european and american indian populations?

According to history, the Native Americans contracted the diseases brought over from Europe by the first settlers, and since the Native's immune systems had never been in contact with these diseases, many died. Short American Indian populations were decimated by diseases brought by the Europeans.  

Explanation:

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

i think it is the byzantine empire