the british introduced smallpox to the native american tribes after the french and indian war.
the british introduced smallpox to the native american tribes after the french and indian war.
the british introduced which disease to the native american tribes after the french and indian war?
smallpox
according to archeologists humans first settled in the atlantic northeast during the last ice age roughly 11,000 years ago. the pro-dominate tribes in the atlantic northeast 11,000 years ago where the wabanakis, penobscots, and mi'kmaqs. these tribes mainly inhabited the soon to be maritimes provinces like vermont, new hampshire, and massachusetts. before 1620 the conflicts between native american tribes and english settlers started due to the alienation of tribes, they also kidnapped members of the tribes through violence. the violence among the natives, french, and english confused the native american tribes because they also traded with proper settlers but this left the tribes resentful of the european nations. with the presence of the french and english in the atlantic northeast attracted the dutch to begin trading on the hudson river with different tribes. the new presence of these traders also brought unwanted microbes, viruses, and bacteria that took heavy toll on the native american population. when smallpox swept the new england area in 1610 the native american population hit an all time low since they were trying to fight off a virus that was not indigenous to the area. eventually the population recovered but not completely, after the outbreak settlers became highly interested in there beaver pelts which the natives would trade for glass, metal, and weapons.
atlantic northeast
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the northwest indian war (1785–1795), also known as the ohio war, little turtle's war, and by other names, was a war between the united states and a confederation of numerous native american tribes, with support from the british, for control of the northwest territory. it followed centuries of conflict over this territory, first among native american tribes, and then with the added shifting alliances among the tribes and the european powers of france and great britain, and their colonials.
northwest indian war