Diseases such as Smallpox, Dysentery, and Malaria, were commonly suffered by Colonial and British soldiers alike, during the American Revolution. Given the close-quarters environments of army encampments, any one of these sicknesses could spread rapidly throughout a camp.
Standards
- 4.2.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s role in the development of the new nation.
- 8.2.CE Explain the economic, political, and social factors surrounding the American Revolution.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the colonies began to unify to create a distinctive American identity over the course of events of the American Revolution.
