How African tribes saved the American Revolution: African slaves brought with them knowledge of trib
How African tribes saved the American Revolution: African slaves brought with them knowledge of tribal practices in fighting smallpox outbreaks – by piercing the skin of the health with infected pus. The adapted treatment was too expensive for most people, until George Washington ordered mass inoculation of his troops: the first ever public vaccination in America. The disease had been killing more soldiers than the British: thus, this knowledge may have made all the difference. (Image credit to ABlogAboutHistory) -- source link
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