Whitman established a mission at a place he called Waiilatpu, meaning "place of the rye grass," about six miles west of present day Walla Walla, Washington. The Indians had never been particularly interested in Whitman's religion, but they were interested in his trade. They had also been interested in his medicine. But a measles epidemic had reached the Northwest and was decimating many of the native peoples. Many of the whites survived. Dr. Whitman did what he could to treat both, with the limited resources that he had. The Indians saw that more of their people were dying than were white people. They began to believe that Whitman was poisoning the Indians, while giving medicine to the whites. They did not understand that it was a result of natural immunity of white
The Whitman Massacre was a violent event that occurred in 1847 at the Whitman Mission in present-day Washington. It was triggered by tensions between the Cayuse Native American tribe and the Whitman settlers over cultural differences, diseases, and land disputes. During the massacre, several settlers, including missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, were killed by the Cayuse, leading to the Cayuse War.
The Mountain Meadows Massacre was between a group of immigrants from Missouri, a local Mormon Militia, and some Native Americans.
The Whitman Mission Massacre occurred on November 29, 1847, when members of the Cayuse tribe killed Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and several others in retaliation for the spread of diseases and cultural clashes. The massacre was a result of tensions between the settlers and the Native Americans over land, resources, and conflicting beliefs.
Because the Spaniards wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity.
Taxation without representation, the Boston Massacre, the Stamp act and the Intolerable Acts.
a conflict between the colonists and British soldiers in King Street, Boston on March 5th 1770. Five colonists were killed.
Businessmen went to territories where missionaries had settled.
In Walt Whitman's poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!", the word "parley" signifies a negotiation or discussion between opposing parties to resolve a conflict. Whitman uses the term to emphasize the disruptive and chaotic nature of war, where even attempts at peaceful resolution are drowned out by the drumbeats of war.
The Boston Massacre was a battle between Britain and American colonists.
The fighting between the French and the Spanish in Florida was much more than a conflict. The result was a massacre of the French. The fighting took place in 1565 after five French ships sent byÊ Phillip II landed on the Florida coast.
The Bostinians and the British
Marcus Whitman was most famous for his role as a missionary and pioneer in the Oregon Territory in the 1830s and 1840s. He played a key part in establishing the Oregon Trail and encouraging settlers to move west. Whitman also helped negotiate treaties between Native American tribes and the U.S. government.