Here's a quote I would like to share. “We use the Whitman Massacre as a representation for a lot of the struggles between the incoming settlers and the Native Americans who lived here.” (quotio.com) By Robert Owens. What if the Whitmans had never been born? What would happen? They're very important people in history. What would happen? It was very tragic and hard.Their daughter died it was sad and it was a hard time.
The tragic Whitman Massacre happened in November,29th 1847 (Washington History book). At the time of the massacre, the mission was occupied by Cayuse Indians, Marcus Whitman, Narcissa Whitman, Nez Perce Indians, Chief Tiloukaikt,Tomahas,and Joe Lewis. This Massacre was located in two places, one being Walla Walla, and the other …show more content…
One disease the Whitmans gave the NAs were small pox. Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease that has affected humans for thousands of years. Naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated worldwide by 1980 the result of an unprecedented global.(mayoclinic.org) That must have been super scary for the NA. Next disease was the measles. The measles are a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can now almost always be prevented with a vaccine. Signs and symptoms of measles include cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throat. That must have been really nasty for the NA. Another disease is Cholera. This is the definition for it Cholera is a bacterial disease, usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be fatal in a matter of hours, even in previously healthy people. I feel bad now for the NA. Last two diseases are influenza and malaria.Definition for influenza is:Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, there are many groups of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations, but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and
The tragic Whitman Massacre happened in November,29th 1847 (Washington History book). At the time of the massacre, the mission was occupied by Cayuse Indians, Marcus Whitman, Narcissa Whitman, Nez Perce Indians, Chief Tiloukaikt,Tomahas,and Joe Lewis. This Massacre was located in two places, one being Walla Walla, and the other …show more content…
One disease the Whitmans gave the NAs were small pox. Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease that has affected humans for thousands of years. Naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated worldwide by 1980 the result of an unprecedented global.(mayoclinic.org) That must have been super scary for the NA. Next disease was the measles. The measles are a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can now almost always be prevented with a vaccine. Signs and symptoms of measles include cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throat. That must have been really nasty for the NA. Another disease is Cholera. This is the definition for it Cholera is a bacterial disease, usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be fatal in a matter of hours, even in previously healthy people. I feel bad now for the NA. Last two diseases are influenza and malaria.Definition for influenza is:Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, there are many groups of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations, but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and