Question

1. when william trent stated that they gave the native americans blankets and handkerchiefs from the small pox hospital, what do you think he meant when he said \i hope that it will have the desired effect?\ what was the \desired effect\ the trader hoped for on the native americans?

Explanation:

Smallpox was a highly - contagious and deadly disease. By giving Native Americans items from a smallpox hospital, William Trent likely intended to spread smallpox among them as a form of biological warfare to weaken or eliminate them as a threat or to gain an advantage in trade and territorial disputes.

Answer:

The "desired effect" was to infect the Native Americans with smallpox, causing illness, death, and population decline to give settlers an upper - hand in their interactions.