Read the clipping from New York Times article "Spreading smallpox".
Could smallpox be transmitted to Native Americans on blankets? Why or why not?
What did Colonists gift Native Americans?
What fort were colonists taking refuge inside?
Who does the evidence focus on as being the PERSON who intentially spread smallpox to the Native Americans?
How else did the Britsh attempt to get rid of the Native Americans from the area?
Read the exerpt from an article written by historian John Koster called "Smallpox in Blankets" and answer the question below.
What evidence does historian John Koster give to support that colonists could have intentionally given Native Americans smallpox and that is was more than likely successful in killing off many Natives?
Did colonists use the biological weapon of smallpox against the Native Americans? Use evidence from any of the 3 articles above to support your answer.
NOTE --> This should be written in MEAL format, Mrs. Gearheart wants 2 pieces of evidence to support your answer!
M - Main Idea (Topic Sentence)
E - EVIDENCE (2)
A - Analysis of evidence ....how does it prove your main idea?
L - Link.....connect your evidence together and show me how you have proved your point.
Which side did Sir Jeffery Amherst fight with?
There is clear evidence that the Smallpox attack was successful
What disease did the Fort's patients have?
Why was Amherst considering sending the small pox to Native Americans?
What were Native Americans trying to convince the colonists to do?
What evidence have historians uncovered for proving that the colonists spread smallpox?
There was only one attempt to spread smallpox to the Native Americans.
What reasons are used for why smallpox hit the Native Americans in the summer of 1763?
