How did european weapons impact native americans?

Firearms and horsemen, unknown to the Indians, in the hands of the colonialists were a means of enslaving the peoples of America. The tradition of representing the American as a “man with a gun” appeared in the era of the colonization of the New World, the endless battles of colonists with the Indians. Firearms represented a huge advantage in this fight.

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uncle sam would be tossing and turning in his grave : *)