An American Plague Chap. 10 & 11

As the city of Philadelphia went back to "normal", the heroic actions of all of those who had stayed and helped during the crisis were heralded.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Philadelphia was the only major US city to be stricken multiple times with the yellow fever.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How many times would Philadelphia encounter yellow fever epidemics from 1790-1798?

• twice

• four times

• five times

• eight times

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The epidemic of 1793 was the first big yellow fever epidemic in what would become the US.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

New York's medical community knew little more about yellow fever in 1858 than Philadelphia's had in 1793.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Philadelphia blamed the refugees from Santo Domingo for bringing the epidemic. Whom did Manhattan blame?

• Italians

• Santo Domingans

• Irish

• poor

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The yellow fever epidemic in Haiti brought about the beginning of the end of the French advance for territory in the American continent.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following medical advice was NOT being shared in local newspapers as late as 1878?

• keep cool

• be cheerful

• laugh as much as possible

• get vaccinated

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In 1880, Dr. Finlay of Cuba allowed captured mosquitos to feed on patients who had yellow fever and then bite healthy humans as part of an experiment.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

The discovery of bacteria in the 1880's and of viruses in the 1890's put an end to the notion of humors as a medical theory.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2