Abigail Adams and the Inoculation Decision
Young Abigail and John Adams. A composite picture.
Smallpox was an extremely contagious disease. The mortality rate was at least 30%.
George Washington’s Decision
Shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord in mid-1775, George Washington, a former Colonel of the Virginia Militia and the highest ranking professional soldier in the American colonies, was appointed General of the Continental Army. He was sent to Boston to consolidate the militia troops, brin...
No comments have been added yet.
