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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: this Unmerciful Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?
(a) Snyder.
(b) Mifflin.
(c) Findlay.
(d) McKean.

2. In 1793, what percent of Philadelphia's black worked as live-in domestic workers?
(a) About 35%.
(b) 69%.
(c) Over 50%.
(d) 80%.

3. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?
(a) William Wright's.
(b) Richard Denny's.
(c) Maggie MacPherson's.
(d) Sarah Smythe's.

4. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?
(a) Trenches.
(b) Sinks.
(c) Canals.
(d) Cesspools.

5. About how many free blacks lived in Philadelphia?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 2,300.
(d) 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paper did Andrew Brown publish?

2. How long did George Washington plan to be gone from Philadelphia when he left the city?

3. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?

4. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

5. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?

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