Your analysis must specifically address each of the following questions:
- How did smallpox make a tangible impact on the British and colonial war efforts?
- Inoculation and immunity provided distinct advantages to those coming in contact with
smallpox. What differences do we see between European soldiers and American colonists in
immunity and inoculation? Why are some groups more willing to accept inoculation than
others? Are there disadvantages? - How does the spread of smallpox illustrate the continental communication and trade
networks present at this time? - In considering the smallpox epidemic in the American Revolutionary period, can the groups
involved be divided into “winners” and “losers” based on their experiences with the disease?
How might this impact American history moving forward?
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