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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. What ship was seized by one of Genet's hired privateers?

2. How many cords of wood did a subcommittee obtain before winter set in?

3. What newspaper was printed occasionally by September?

4. How much did the citizens of Manhattan send to aid Philadelphians?

5. After Dr. Rush's assistants bled him and administered the purge, how many days did it take for him to get back on his feet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who Was Dolley Payne Todd?

3. What were sleeping accommodations like in Germantown?

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

5. Who was Stephen Girard?

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what were conditions like at Bush Hill?

8. Who was Peter Helm?

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

10. What type of treatment did Dr. William Currie recommend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Yellow fever is compared to a time bomb. Discuss why yellow fever is a "modern-day time bomb."

Essay Topic 3

Congress was not able to meet during the plague. Discuss why Washington was not able to call Congress into session outside of Philadelphia.

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