Name ___________________________
Period _____
Date _________
Fever 1793: A Virtual Tour of Philadelphia with Sam Katz
Directions:
Use the Fever 1793: A Virtual Tour with Sam Katz YouTube video
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYqNCzeHcqI), to complete the
sentences with details and information about Philadelphia and the Yellow
Fever of 1793.
1) In addition to being the capital of the ____________ ____________,
Philadelphia was one of the most important ports in North America. Imports
included ____________ , rum and other spices.
2) A ____________ rebellion in the summer of 1793 forced French citizens and
their slaves to flee to Philadelphia. The deadly cargo on the ships included the
____________ that carried the ____________ that would transform
Philadelphia.
3) At the end of ____________ within _______ hour period 2 ____________
died in a rooming house on Front Street.
4) Dock Creek
a) Tanners would skin animals and throw ____________ in the creek.
b) Due to tidal action, what swept out in the morning, came back in the
____________ .
c)
Many people believed the creek was the ____________ of the yellow fever.
5) College of Physicians
a) The College of Physicians was co-founded by Dr. ____________
____________ .
b) He was one of Philadelphia’s leading physicians and a signer of the
____________ of ____________ .
6) Christ Church Burial Ground
a) Dr. Benjamin Rush and his ____________
are buried in this cemetery, in
addition to Philadelphia ____________ , Matthew Clarkson.
7) Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia
a) He was the only power left in Philadelphia went President ____________ ,
____________ Mifflin, legislatures and Congress left the ____________
b) Mayor Clarkson attempted to ____________ the panic and take
____________ action against the ____________ .
8) Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
a) Founded by ____________ ____________ who put his personal work aside
and dedicated his efforts to helping during the crisis.
9) Gloria Dei Church
a) ____________ church in Philadelphia.
b) ____________ oldest church in ____________ .
c) Pastor Nicholas Collin buried many ____________ of yellow fever.
10) President’s House
a) President George Washington would come out of his home every morning onto
____________ Street or High Street (as it was known back then) and would
encounter Philadelphians of every walk of life.
b) This contact ended in the summer of 1793 when the President and his wife,
____________ , fled to ____________ , to escape the low-lying land of
Philadelphia where yellow fever was so prevalent.
11) Germantown Road
a) This street was crowded with horses and carriages as people fled the city for
____________ ____________ .
12) Bush Hill
a) In 1793, Mayor Matthew Clarkson ____________ took control of Bush Hill.
b) The estate was reorganized and many people received treatment there.
13) Board of Public Health
a) New ships cargo was checked and ill passengers were ____________ until
they were better.
b) The ____________ was a critical line of defense to keep epidemics out of
the city.
14) Watering Committee
a) Came up with the idea of a ____________ water ____________ to serve
the entire city.
15) Fairmount Water Works
a) This system was developed because the steam system was not adequate to
serve the growing ____________ .
16) Although the story of yellow fever is a story of devastation, destruction and
death, but it is also a story of ____________ and ____________ .
a) The following people were heroes during the epidemic:
 Anne ____________
 ____________ Bass
 Matthew ____________
 ____________ Allen
 Stephen ____________