Yellow Fever Sites in Philadelphia
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English
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8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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Melissa Powell
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10 questions
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What year did the yellow fever epidemic occur in Philadelphia?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main cause of the yellow fever outbreak according to the video?
Contaminated water
Mosquitoes from merchant ships
Poor sanitation
Animal carcasses
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which important figure was a leading physician during the yellow fever epidemic?
Benjamin Franklin
Matthew Clarkson
Benjamin Rush
Richard Allen
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role did Mayor Matthew Clarkson play during the yellow fever crisis?
He left the city
He organized efforts to calm the panic
He was a doctor treating patients
He built a new hospital
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role did Mayor Matthew Clarkson play during the yellow fever crisis?
He left the city
He organized efforts to calm the panic
He was a doctor treating patients
He built a new hospital
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which church was associated with Richard Allen during the yellow fever epidemic?
Old Swedes Gloria Dei Church
Mother Bethel Church
Christ Church
St. Peter's Church
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did President George Washington flee to escape the yellow fever epidemic?
Germantown
New York
Virginia
Boston
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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