1. There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's Natse population following Rasian colomation even

though there were few Russians in Alaska

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Cherish Roach

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19 August, 18:32

1. There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's Natse population following Rasian colomation even

though there were few Russians in Alaska

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Blaine Craig · Answer 1

There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's native population because of infectious disease. Also, the natives in Alaska were generally hostile to the Russian settlements.

Explanation:

It was Emperor Peter the Great who commissioned the navigator Vitus Bering to explore the North Pacific in search of lands where they could find more fur-bearing mammals because the Siberian stocks had been depleted because of overhunting and the popularity of fur garments in Europe. There were successive explorations and landing parties formed by Russian Fur trades through the 1700s and early 1800s. This brought the Russian explorers into conflict with native peoples like the Aleuts, Koniag, and Tlingit. The Aluets, for example, were enslaved to work for the Russians and as much as 80 percent of the Aluet population died from European diseases they were not exposed to in the past.

1. There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's Natse population following Rasian colomation eventhough there were few Russians in Alaska

1. There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's Natse population following Rasian colomation even

though there were few Russians in Alaska