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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?
(a) August 30.
(b) August 25.
(c) August 29.
(d) August 21.

2. How many died on September 8?
(a) 42.
(b) 51.
(c) 38.
(d) 64.

3. How many French refugees fled a fierce slave rebellion?
(a) 579.
(b) 2,100.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 712.

4. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?
(a) New York.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. How old was Isaac Heston when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 21.
(b) 31.
(c) 44.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?

2. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?

3. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?

4. When was the Free African Society founded?

5. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Rush.

2. Why was a constitutional crisis set in motion when Washington left Philadelphia?

3. Why were there an amazing number of flies and other insects in August 1793?

4. What did most doctors in Philadelphia believe caused the sickness?

5. Why was Mayor Clarkson concerned about the rising number of penniless people in Philadelphia?

6. Why was the Free African Society founded?

7. Why did blacks stop worshiping at St. George Methodist Church?

8. What did A.B. recommend be done to curb the fever in Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser?

9. Why were the black nurses criticized?

10. Who were the first two doctors called to see Catherine LeMaigre?

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