According to the passage, why did some Hurons believe that the "Black Robes"-Jesuit priests-were responsible for widespread deaths in their villages?
A) The Hurons harbored unusually persistent superstitious beliefs in sorcery.
B) French settlers employed poisons to spread disease among the Huron.
C) Disease outbreaks often coincided with missionary visits to Huron villages.
D) The Hurons did not distinguish between the priests and more violent settlers.

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Disease outbreaks often coincided with the visits of Jesuit priests to Huron villages, leading some Hurons to associate the presence of these missionaries, known as "Black Robes," with the spread of illness and death.

According to the Passage, Why Did Some Hurons Believe That