For those who feel racialy superior, know this: there is little to feel superior about.

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3. Bows and arrows versus guns.

Actually, the guns weren't nearly as much of an advantage as you would think. They had one shot, and took forever to reload. Meanwhile, a native American warrior could release shot after deadly shot with his bow.

No. The real advantage was our germs. From the very first contact, Europeans brought diseases that devastated native American cultures. By the time of the first actual European settlements on the American mainland, there was nothing left but a post-apocalyptic remnant of the societies that once occupied these lands. Had they remained healthy and intact, they would not have been displaced so easily.

A really good book about this is Charles Mann's 1491.