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The actual number of those Native Americans who died from smallpox is not known. However, the numbers were in the thousands, perhaps over 200,000.

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How many Cherokees died in smallpox in 1745?

The actual number of those Native Americans who died from smallpox is not known. However, the numbers were in the thousands, perhaps over 200,000.


Why did many Cherokees died?

because they did


How many Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears?

The Trail of Tears was a sad and brutal thing. About 1/4 of 17,000 Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears. ( that's 4,000 Cherokees )Writtin by,Tiki


How many cherokee indians died on this journey?

About 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokees died.


How many people died due to smallpox in the 16Th century?

40% of the victims died


How many Indians died of smallpox?

94% of the Inca Population


How many Cherokee died on the trail-of tears?

1/4 of the Cherokee people died on the Trail of Tears. About 4,000 Cherokees died.


How many Cherokees were ordered to leave their home?

About 17,000 were forcibly removed and 4,000 died on the way to Oklahoma.


Why did smallpox so many Cherokees in such a short time?

Cherokee, like many other Native American's were susceptible to a variety of diseases carried by people from Europe; the unclean living standards practiced by that society is rife for disease. There has been documented proof that the European Settlers (White Americans) Intentionally spread the most fatal forms of smallpox among the Cherokee by giving them blankets from smallpox hospitals. This fatal form kills in 6 to 16 days with a 90% fatality rate.


Why do you think they made the vaccination against smallpox non-compulsory?

Smallpox was one of the first sucess-stories of vaccinations. So many people had the vaccine that Smallpox mostly died out. It is now only found in laboratories, and maybe in some poorer countries.


What were two results of the smallpox epidemic in Latin America?

More than half the population died. Many Indians Died in heaps or of starvation


What was the common illness in Tudor times?

In the 16th century many people died in epidemics of sweating sickness (possibly influenza). Many others died of smallpox. (Queen Elizabeth I almost died of it. However she was given the most advanced medical treatment for smallpox -she was wrapped in red cloth.) Even if you survived smallpox it could leave you disfigured with pox marks or blind. Syphilis was also rampant. Dysentery was also a killer and many women died in childbirth (usually because of infection). Also the plague was very common.