Final Project Proposal

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Thesis Statement:

During the 1600s American Indians knew that French colonists bought diseases to New France;

therefore, they rejected the French efforts to colonize New France. These diseases included small

pox, influenza, and the common cold, all of which killed many Indians. The mission of St. Marie

is the most dramatic example of this.

Primary Source:

Thwaites, R. G. (Ed.). (1898). The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and

Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610—1791. Retrieved from

http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/relations_13.html

Scholarly Book:

Taylor, A. (2002). American colonies. New York: Penguin Books

Scholarly Journal Article:

Ryan, B. (2001). Germs in 1492. American Review, 225(21), 41-45. Retrieved from MAS Ultra -

School Edition database.

Encyclopedia Entry (with author):

Dobyens, H. F. (1996). Diseases. In F. E. Hoxie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of North American

Indians (pp. 162-165).