The smallpox epidemic in 1721 spread between 5,889 Bostonians and 844 died of it. October was the worst month, with 411 deaths
<span>The territorial gain made by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War are the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam moved toward becoming domains of the United States as a major aspect of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that authoritatively finished the Spanish-American War of 1898.</span>