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the source required is the book:
Pox Americana: the great smallpox epidemic by elizabeth a. fenn

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?
    Your paper should have an introduction, which ends with a thesis statement that coherently
    and succinctly covers your answers to the above questions that you will later elaborate on in
    your body paragraphs.
    Your answers to the above questions in your body paragraphs must include examples from
    the book. You are welcome to make broad statements (e.g., “Loyalties were sometimes
    complicated in the pre-Revolutionary period…”), but you must cite specific examples from the
    book to support your arguments. You are encouraged to include information from class
    lectures when it intersects with events of the time or the experiences colonial Americans may
    have had. Finally, write a conclusion paragraph that coherently reiterates your argument and
    brings your analysis full circle.

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