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What Caused the Whitman Tragedy ?
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On November 29, 1847, a small group of Cayuse Indians attack the Whitman Mission near Walla Walla. They were killed by members of the Cayuse tribe who accused Whitman of having poisoned 200 Cayuse in his medical care.

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The belief that Marcus Whitman was deliberately poisoning Native Americans infected with measles

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