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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Stephen Girard born?

2. In Chapter 6 in a letter to his wife, how many patients did Dr. Rush say that he was learning had died every morning?

3. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?

4. How many whale oil streetlamps were in Philadelphia in 1793?

5. How many died from yellow fever on Saturday, October 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dr. Jean Deveze treat fever patients?

2. What type of treatment did Dr. Rush prescribe at the beginning of the epidemic?

3. Who was Peter Helm?

4. Who Was Dolley Payne Todd?

5. What were sleeping accommodations like in Germantown?

6. What did Secretary of War Henry Knox do when President Washington left him in charge of the government in Philadelphia?

7. What was bloodletting?

8. What was the Ten-and-Ten treatment?

9. When Jones and Allen took Carey to task for things he wrote in his book about blacks, what did Carey add to his book?

10. Why were the special committee members taking a risk when they borrowed money to run the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the treatments that various doctors used during the plague.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Rush looked around the city and realized that Philadelphia itself might succumb at any moment. Discuss the factors that threatened the survival of the city.

Essay Topic 3

Three members of a special committee formed by Mayor Clarkson stood out in the performance of their duties. Discuss Israel Israel, Peter Helm, and Stephen Girard and their work as volunteers on the special committee.

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