Why did diseases like smallpox decimate (kill) native American populations?

How did fundamentalism and nativism affect society in the 1920s

Card playing, and music were considered by the puritans to be taboo; these practices were prohibited

Washington said that the united states would be "friendly and impartial" in regard to foreign conflict. what was his reason behind this statement? a jefferson and washington had determined the u. s. was too weak to wage war. b the u. s. had a treaty with both england and france, and was thus required to remain neutral. c france asked for the united states to stay out of the war, due to trade relationships. d a special envoy from england asked for strict neutrality on behalf of the united states.