How did the Native Americans react to the first meeting with the Europeans?

It was actually pretty friendly!

Explanation:

When the Cherokees met the Europeans, they were relatively peaceful. It was like this until smallpox was carried from Europe and settlers kept taking the Native Americans' land.

★ Native Americans in Colonial America

Native Americans resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more land and control during the colonial period, but they struggled to do so against a sea of problems, including new diseases, the slave trade, and an ever-growing European population.

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820