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1755–56: Smallpox sweeps through northern British colonies

Epidemics of smallpox and measles strike in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania. The population, both of settlers and Native peoples, is already weakened by the measles epidemic when the smallpox outbreak occurs.

Theme
Epidemics
Region
Northeast