The British had a plan to reduce the Indians to nothing and take their land, sparking many more attacks. The idea of germ warfare may have been used during this time when the Indians had no resistance in regards to current illnesses. Smallpox spread throughout many Indian villages during the spring and summer of 1763, as trader William Trent wrote in his diary, “Out of our regard to them we gave them two blankets and a handkerchief out of the Small Pox Hospital” (Calloway, pg. 73). During the war, the roles of people within the colonies and surrounding areas changed dramatically. The men left for battle and the women took on new roles as a primary care taker. Many families were on the brink of starvation and poverty was everywhere. Many feared for their lives and their husbands. After the Revolution, things did not change much with colonial life. Although there was definitely victory with winning the war and gaining independence, the ideology of American society did not come about as many had