Yellow Fever Webquest



Yellow Fever Webquest

|Your task is to learn about the yellow fever epidemic that spread in 1793. |

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|Make sure to answer the questions in complete sentences whenever possible. |

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|1.  What city was the first official capital of the United States? |

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|2.  What is grippe? |

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|3.  How is yellow fever spread? Name another disease spread the same way. |

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|4.  How was early sanitation and plumbing different from today's methods? |

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|5.  What are at least 5 main symptoms of a patient with yellow fever? |

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|6.  Describe the physical appearance of a person with jaundice. Why do you think the fever is called "Yellow" fever? |

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|7.  List three other major health epidemics in U.S. history besides the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. |

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|8.  Which president set up residence in the new U.S. capital? Describe his residence there. |

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|9.  Make a timeline (at least 5 major events) of the history of child labor in the United States. |

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|10. Who was Benjamin Rush? Why was he such an influential person at the time of the yellow fever epidemic? |

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|11. List and describe at least two medical treatments that were common during this time period. |

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|12. How many people died during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1793? |

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|13. Look at a record of burials from St. Mary's Church in Philadelphia. Describe at least three pieces of information that you |

|find interesting. |

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|14. Some doctors thought that slaves of African descent were immune to Yellow Fever in 1793. List at least 3 important African |

|American figures during this time period. |

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|15. What is the modern treatment for yellow fever? How does this differ from how they treated the sickness in 1793? |

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|16. Who was Walter Reed? Why is he famous? |

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|17. What services did the Free African Society provide to citizens of Philadelphia? |

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|18. Describe where and how the bodies of the Yellow Fever victims were buried. |

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|19. The Liberty Bell first rang on July 8, 1776. Explain how it got its famous crack. |

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|20.  People of different social classes wore distinctive clothing. Describe some of the differences between the social classes |

|and the way they dressed. |

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