Yellow Fever Webquest
Your task is to learn about the yellow fever epidemic that spread in 1793.Make sure to answer the questions in complete sentences whenever possible.
1.What city was the first official capital of the United States?
2. What is grippe?
3. How is yellow fever spread? Name another disease spread the same way.
4. How was early sanitation and plumbing different from today's methods?
5. What are at least 5 mainsymptoms of a patient with yellow fever?
6. Describe the physical appearance of a person with jaundice. Why do you think the fever is called "Yellow" fever?
7. List three other major health epidemics in U.S. history besides the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793.
8. Which president set up residence in the new U.S. capital? Describe his residence there.
9. Make a timeline (at least 5 major events) of the history of child labor in the United States.
10. Who was Benjamin Rush? Why was he such an influential person at the time of the yellow fever epidemic?
11. List and describeat least twomedical treatments that were common during this time period.
12. How many people diedduring the Yellow Fever Epidemicin 1793?
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.
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.
15. What is the modern treatment for yellow fever? How does this differ from how they treated the sickness in 1793?
16. Who was Walter Reed? Why is he famous?
17.What services did the Free African Society provide to citizens of Philadelphia?
18.Describe where and how the bodies of the Yellow Fever victims were buried.
19.The Liberty Bell first rang on July 8, 1776. Explain how it got its famous crack.
20. People of different social classes wore distinctive clothing. Describe some of the differences between the social classes and the way they dressed.