https://padlet.com/skj11thu/mpm4pls41zvnhzxg en-us 2021-02-05 17:17:44 UTC 2021-02-26 19:17:06 UTC hello@padlet.com skj11thu https://padlet.com/skj11thu/mpm4pls41zvnhzxg/wish/1246330778 - What is Crosby's main argument? 
- What evidence does Crosby offer to support his argument? 

List some key points of your discussion below. 

Main Argument: 
-Smallpox outbreak played main role in fall of Amerindian civilizations
-Virgin Soil: No immunity to Old World diseases so Natives were particularly susceptible
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Evidence: 
- Looked at mortality rate of previous smallpox epidemics
- Examined the psychological effects using historical accounts
-Pointed that leadership figures were killed which destabilized societies



]]> 2021-02-26 17:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/skj11thu/mpm4pls41zvnhzxg/wish/1246330778 skj11thu https://padlet.com/skj11thu/mpm4pls41zvnhzxg/wish/1246343833 - What is Alchon's main argument? 
- On what grounds does Alchon challenge Crosby? 

List some key points of your discussion below. 

Main Argument: 
- shouldn't overemphasize the role of disease at the expense of other cultural factors
-colonialism explains mortality and cultural destruction in the Americas

Evidence: 
-mortality rates in Europe and Americas (small pox) were about the same
-accepted it was a punishment from God (attacked by the disease and mentally)
- not a "virgin" disease free land before
- deliberate use of smallpox to kill natives
- "They forced their way into native settlements, slaughtering everyone they found there.(4) "




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