Before answering, look at two different viewpoints on the effects of the smallpox epidemic on American Indians to help you answer this question and use them for reference: Spero, Patrick. “Defiance in the Face of Devastation: the Introduction of Smallpox and the Transformation of Indigenous Societies.” In The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2019. Accessed August 13, 2019. http://americanindian2.abc-clio.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Search/Display/2044076. Bauer, William. “Native American Culture and Smallpox: Survival through Adaptation.” In The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2019. Accessed August 13, 2019. http://americanindian2.abc-clio.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Search/Display/2044077.